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 Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 3級 Rank 14022 Priority C

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

炎上商法

えんじょうしょうほう

outrage marketing (deliberately stirring up controversy to generate publicity)

爆発炎上

ばくはつえんじょう

exploding in flames

上気道炎

じょうきどうえん

upper respiratory tract infection

精巣上体炎

せいそうじょうたいえん

epididymitis

炎

ほのお

flame

炎天

えんてん

blazing heat

炎症

えんしょう

inflammation

炎熱

えんねつ

sweltering heat

炎暑

えんしょ

heat wave

炎色反応

えんしょくはんのう

flame reaction

炎天下

えんてんか

under the blazing sun

卓上

たくじょう

after-dinner speech

Context Links Usage in Anime Open to see character names and anime titles. 1 related entries

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炎上寺由羅 Enjouji Yura