炎上

えんじょう

Meanings

  1. Noun, する verb, Intransitive going up in flames; destruction by fire (esp. of a large building)
  2. stirring up a storm of criticism online (of an article, tweet, statement, etc.); becoming the target of an Internet pitchfork mob

Kanji

Example sentences

Common phrases

Words containing 炎上

Word lists

Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists