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Dictionary: “炎上”

炎上

えんじょう

going up in flames; destruction by fire (esp. of a large building)

Example sentence

The house was in flames.

Kanji details

炎

・inflammation

・flame

・blaze

上

On: じょう;しょう;しゃん
Kun: 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
Stroke count: 3

・above

・up

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えんじょう

stirring up a storm of criticism online (of an article, tweet, statement, etc.);becoming the target of an Internet pitchfork mob

えんじょうしょうほう

outrage marketing (deliberately stirring up controversy to generate publicity);shock advertising;rage-bating