炎上 | Japanese meaning

炎上【えんじょう】

Frequency rank: 14,875. – 14,927.

Alsoえんじょう

noun (common) (futsuumeishi); noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru; intransitive verb

going up in flames; destruction by fire (esp. of a large building)

Refers to an actual physical fire that causes extensive damage. It is often used in news reporting or storytelling to describe a disaster where something is engulfed in flames.

Last night, the old warehouse went up in flames.

stirring up a storm of criticism online (of an article, tweet, statement, etc.); becoming the target of an Internet pitchfork mobcolloquialism

This meaning is used to describe a situation where someone or something becomes widely criticized on social media or online platforms, often leading to backlash or outrage from the public.

That statement quickly stirred up a storm of criticism, and there was a lot of backlash.

Example sentences3 results

He had the good fortune to be rescued from the burning building.

Tatoeba

The ship went up in flames.

Tatoeba

国語辞典Japanese definitions

炎上【えんじょう】

Frequency rank: 14,875. – 14,927.

Alsoえんじょう

noun (common) (futsuumeishi); noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru; intransitive verb

going up in flames; destruction by fire (esp. of a large building)

Refers to an actual physical fire that causes extensive damage. It is often used in news reporting or storytelling to describe a disaster where something is engulfed in flames.

Last night, the old warehouse went up in flames.

stirring up a storm of criticism online (of an article, tweet, statement, etc.); becoming the target of an Internet pitchfork mobcolloquialism

This meaning is used to describe a situation where someone or something becomes widely criticized on social media or online platforms, often leading to backlash or outrage from the public.

That statement quickly stirred up a storm of criticism, and there was a lot of backlash.

Example sentences3 results

He had the good fortune to be rescued from the burning building.

Tatoeba

The ship went up in flames.

Tatoeba

国語辞典Japanese definitions

炎

N1常用

意inflammation; flame; blaze

訓ほのお

音エン

名ぬく

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上

N51

意above; up

訓うえ、-うえ、うわ-、かみ、あ.げる、-あ.げる、あ.がる、-あ.がる、あ.がり、-あ.がり、のぼ.る、のぼ.り、のぼ.せる、のぼ.す、たてまつ.る

音ジョウ、ショウ、シャン

名あおい、あげ、い、か、かき、かず、かん、こう、のぼり、ほつ

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炎上【えんじょう】

Frequency rank: 14,875. – 14,927.

Alsoえんじょう

noun (common) (futsuumeishi); noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru; intransitive verb

going up in flames; destruction by fire (esp. of a large building)

Refers to an actual physical fire that causes extensive damage. It is often used in news reporting or storytelling to describe a disaster where something is engulfed in flames.

Last night, the old warehouse went up in flames.

stirring up a storm of criticism online (of an article, tweet, statement, etc.); becoming the target of an Internet pitchfork mobcolloquialism

This meaning is used to describe a situation where someone or something becomes widely criticized on social media or online platforms, often leading to backlash or outrage from the public.

That statement quickly stirred up a storm of criticism, and there was a lot of backlash.

Example sentences3 results

He had the good fortune to be rescued from the burning building.

Tatoeba

The ship went up in flames.

Tatoeba

国語辞典Japanese definitions

炎上【えんじょう】

Frequency rank: 14,875. – 14,927.

Alsoえんじょう

noun (common) (futsuumeishi); noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru; intransitive verb

going up in flames; destruction by fire (esp. of a large building)

Refers to an actual physical fire that causes extensive damage. It is often used in news reporting or storytelling to describe a disaster where something is engulfed in flames.

Last night, the old warehouse went up in flames.

stirring up a storm of criticism online (of an article, tweet, statement, etc.); becoming the target of an Internet pitchfork mobcolloquialism

This meaning is used to describe a situation where someone or something becomes widely criticized on social media or online platforms, often leading to backlash or outrage from the public.