えんじょう
炎上
going up in flames; destruction by fire (esp. of a large building)
N5Common wordNoun
Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb
going up in flames•destruction by fire (esp. of a large building)
Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb
stirring up a storm of criticism online (of an article, tweet, statement, etc.)•becoming the target of an Internet pitchfork mob
Example Sentences
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.
３０階建の超高層ビルが突然爆発炎上した。
All of a sudden, the thirty-story skyscraper went up in flames.
彼は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.