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蜂起

蜂起

Chinese

bee; wasp to rise; to raise; to get up
simp. and trad.
(蜂起)

Verb

蜂起

  1. to rise in swarms

Japanese

Kanji in this term
ほう
Grade: S

Grade: 3
on'yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

蜂起 (hiragana ほうき, romaji hōki)

  1. rebellion, uprising, revolt

Derived terms

Verb

蜂起する (intransitive, hiragana ほうきする, romaji hōki suru)

  1. rebel, rise up, revolt

Conjugation

References

  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9