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炎上

Reading

Kana: えんじょう
Romaji: enjō
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Definitions

vs
1

blazing up

2

destruction of a large building by fire

3

flood of comments to a blog, exceeding what the blog's owner can answer

Kanji

Readings: エン、 ほのお
Meanings: inflammation, flame, blaze
Readings: ジョウ、 ショウ、 シャン、 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
Meanings: above, up

Example Sentences

(ふね)炎上(えんじょう)した。
➥The ship went up in flames.
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突然(とつぜん)納屋(なや)爆発(ばくはつ)炎上(えんじょう)した。
➥All of a sudden, the barn went up in flames.
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(かれ)幸運(こううん)にも炎上(えんじょう)しているビルから救出(きゅうしゅつ)された。
➥He had the good fortune to be rescued from the burning building.
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(いえ)炎上(えんじょう)していた。
➥The house was in flames.
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30(かい)(けん)(ちょう)高層(こうそう)ビルが突然(とつぜん)爆発(ばくはつ)炎上(えんじょう)した。
➥All of a sudden, the thirty-story skyscraper went up in flames.
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