Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 炎上(えんじょう) in Japanese

炎上
Kana Reading
えんじょう
Romaji
enjō
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
    Meaning
    blazing up
    Example sentence
    幸運にも炎上しているビルから救出された He had the good fortune to be rescued from the burning building.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    destruction of a large building by fire
    Example sentence
    突然納屋爆発炎上した All of a sudden, the barn went up in flames.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    flood of comments to a blog, exceeding what the blog's owner can answer
    Example sentence
    炎上した The ship went up in flames.

Examples of 炎上, えんじょう in a sentence



Kanji in this word

JLPT 1

8 strokes

inflammation, flame, blaze

On'Yomi: エン

Kun'Yomi: ほのお

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JLPT 5

3 strokes

above, up

On'Yomi: ジョウ, ショウ, シャン

Kun'Yomi: 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, よ.す

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