台頭

たいとう

rise (e.g. of a movement); emergence; rearing one's head; gaining prominence

Common word Also written 擡頭

Meanings

Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive
rise (e.g. of a movement); emergence; rearing one's head; gaining prominence; coming to the fore; gaining power; gathering strength

Example sentences

当時とうじの新あたらしい形かたちの民主主義みんしゅしゅぎが台頭たいとうしてきた。

In those days, a new type of democracy was rising.
ロシアはもう１つの超大国ちょうたいこくとして台頭たいとうしていた。

Russia had emerged as a second superpower.