暴騰|ぼうとうboutou[0]heiban (flat)

Common
Definitions
  1. noun, suru verb, intransitive verbsudden rise; sharp rise; boom; skyrocketing
    厳きびしい住宅じゅうたく不足ふそくは1つには暴騰ぼうとうした家賃やちんのせいである。↗
    The severe housing shortage is partly to blame for the inflated rents.
Conjugation
Dictionary form暴騰する(ぼうとうする)
Polite (masu)暴騰します(ぼうとうします)
Negative (nai)暴騰しない(ぼうとうしない)
polite (masen)暴騰しません(ぼうとうしません)
classical zu / nu暴騰せず・暴騰せぬ(ぼうとうせず・ぼうとうせぬ)
Past (ta)暴騰した(ぼうとうした)
polite (mashita)暴騰しました(ぼうとうしました)
Past negative (nakatta)暴騰しなかった(ぼうとうしなかった)
polite (masen deshita)暴騰しませんでした(ぼうとうしませんでした)
Te form暴騰して(ぼうとうして)
Potential暴騰できる(ぼうとうできる)
Passive暴騰される(ぼうとうされる)
Causative暴騰させる(ぼうとうさせる)
Causative passive暴騰させられる(ぼうとうさせられる)
Conditional (ba)暴騰すれば(ぼうとうすれば)
tara暴騰したら(ぼうとうしたら)
Volitional暴騰しよう(ぼうとうしよう)
polite (mashou)暴騰しましょう(ぼうとうしましょう)
Imperative暴騰しろ(ぼうとうしろ)

Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.

Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym高騰こうとうWrittenWritten/formal prose. Refers to prices rising, but less violently than 「暴騰」, as in 「地価高騰」.
  • Synonym急騰きゅうとうWrittenWritten/formal prose. A sharp, sudden rise in market prices, as in 「株価が急騰」; close in sense to 「暴騰」.
  • Synonym急伸きゅうしんWrittenWritten/formal prose. Rapid rises in sales, business results or share prices, as in 「売上急伸」.
  • Synonym跳ね上がりはねあがりCasualColloquial. A sudden jump in prices; also means a rash, reckless person.
  • Synonym急上昇きゅうじょうしょうNeutralNeutral. A rapid rise in figures or degree; also means trending online, as in 「急上昇ワード」.
  • Related騰貴とうきWrittenWritten/formal prose. A rise in prices; used rarely and has an old-fashioned feel.
  • Related急増きゅうぞうNeutralNeutral. A rapid increase in quantity, as in 「患者が急増」; not used of prices.
  • Related上騰じょうとうWrittenWritten/formal prose. A rise or advance in prices; used very rarely.
  • Related奔騰ほんとうWrittenWritten/formal prose. Prices or market rates soaring with great force; rare, and close to 「暴騰」.
  • Antonym暴落ぼうらくNeutralNeutral. A sudden, steep fall in prices, standing opposite to the sharp rise of 「暴騰」.

For prices going up, 「値上がり」 and 「高騰」 are the everyday choices; 「急騰」 fits sharp surges in market prices, while 「暴騰」 stresses a violent, drastic jump, as in 「株価が暴騰する」. Use 「急増」 for surging numbers, not prices, and 「暴落」 for a crash. The rarer written terms 「騰貴」「上騰」「奔騰」 and colloquial 「跳ね上がり」 can normally be replaced by the main words.

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Japanese definitions
  1. 物価ぶっかなどが急きゅうに、かつ、大幅おおはばに上昇じょうしょうすること。
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