Word Meaning 炎上
えんじょう
enjou
炎上 is read as えんじょう (enjou) and means going up in flames.
Meaning
English
- going up in flames
- destruction by fire (esp. of a large building)
- stirring up a storm of criticism online (of an article, tweet, statement, etc.)
- becoming the target of an Internet pitchfork mob
Reading
Kana
えんじょう
Romaji
enjou
Stroke Sequence
2 Characters • 11 Total StrokesStudy Signals and Categories
Related Vocabulary
Max. 12Example Sentences
3家は炎上していた。
The house was in flames.
突然、納屋が爆発炎上した。
All of a sudden, the barn went up in flames.
３０階建の超高層ビルが突然爆発炎上した。
All of a sudden, the thirty-story skyscraper went up in flames.