勃発(ぼっぱつ)

ぼっぱつ
noun, verb (suru)
outbreak, eruption
1. outbreak, eruption, sudden occurrence
The sudden outbreak or eruption of a major event, especially war, conflict, or a crisis. Implies something erupting suddenly and violently.
戦争(せんそう)が勃発(ぼっぱつ)した。
A war broke out.
両国間(りょうこくかん)で紛争(ふんそう)が勃発(ぼっぱつ)する恐(おそ)れがある。
There is a risk of conflict breaking out between the two countries.
1914年(ねん)に第一次(だいいちじ)世界(せかい)大戦(たいせん)が勃発(ぼっぱつ)し、世界(せかい)は大(おお)きく変(か)わった。
World War I broke out in 1914, and the world changed dramatically.

Primarily used with wars, conflicts, revolutions, and major crises. Carries a sense of sudden, dramatic eruption — not used for minor incidents or everyday events.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 戦争(せんそう)が勃発(ぼっぱつ)する — a war breaks out
  • 紛争(ふんそう)が勃発(ぼっぱつ)する — a conflict breaks out
  • 内戦(ないせん)の勃発(ぼっぱつ) — outbreak of civil war
  • 革命(かくめい)が勃発(ぼっぱつ)する — a revolution breaks out
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