Vocabulary

勃発

outbreak (e.g. of war); outburst; sudden occurrence

noun suru-verb vi
freq #43

Example sentences

A revolt broke out.

The Second World War broke out in 1939.

It was in 1939 that the Second World War broke out.

War broke out in 1939.

How old were you when the war broke out?

The war didn't break out by accident.

I was not yet born when a war between Japan and the U.S. broke out in December 1941.