炎上
えんじょう
enjou
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- noun (common) (futsuumeishi)noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suruintransitive verb going up in flames; destruction by fire (esp. of a large building)
- noun (common) (futsuumeishi)noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suruintransitive verb colloquial stirring up a storm of criticism online (of an article, tweet, statement, etc.); becoming the target of an Internet pitchfork mob
Kanji in this word
Example sentences
彼は幸運にも炎上しているビルから救出された。
kare ha kouun ni mo enjou shi te iru biru kara kyuushutsu sa re ta 。
He had the good fortune to be rescued from the burning building.
突然、納屋が爆発炎上した。
totsuzen 、 naya ga bakuhatsu enjou shi ta 。
All of a sudden, the barn went up in flames.
船が炎上した。
fune ga enjou shi ta 。
The ship went up in flames.
家は炎上していた。
ie ha enjou shi te i ta 。
The house was in flames.
３０階建の超高層ビルが突然爆発炎上した。
３０ kai date no chou kousou biru ga totsuzen bakuhatsu enjou shi ta 。
All of a sudden, the thirty-story skyscraper went up in flames.