炎上
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 炎上
1
going up in flames; destruction by fire (esp. of a large building)
Examples
家は炎上していた。
The house was in flames.
2
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
炎
8 strokes
Frequency: 1242
JLPT N1
Grade 8
Meanings
inflammation
flame
blaze
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
エン
Kun
— Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
ほのお
Nanori
— Specialized readings used in names
ぬく
上
3 strokes
Frequency: 35
JLPT N4
Grade 1
Meanings
above
up
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ジョウ
ショウ
シャン
Kun
— Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
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
たてまつ.る
Nanori
— Specialized readings used in names
あおい
あげ
い
か
かき
かず
かん
こう
のぼり
ほつ
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