えんじょう
Enjou
炎上 (Enjou) is a Japanese noun meaning “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”.
Meanings
- noun, suru verb, intransitive verbgoing up in flames; destruction by fire (esp. of a large building)
- noun, suru verb, intransitive verbstirring up a storm of criticism online (of an article, tweet, statement, etc.); becoming the target of an Internet pitchfork mob
Examples
船が炎上した。
The ship went up in flames.
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.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).