えん
炎
じょう
上

noun, takes する, intransitive verb

  1. going up in flames, destruction by fire (esp. of a large building).
  2. stirring up a storm of criticism online (of an article, tweet, statement, etc.), becoming the target of an Internet pitchfork mob. Colloquialism.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
えん
炎
じょう
上
炎上 えんじょう ✔

Contained Kanji Breakdown

inflammation, flame, blaze
ほのお エン ぬく (Late Jr. High, N1)
fire
ひ カ ほ- (1st, N5)
to divide
person
ひと ニン ジン (1st, N5)
above, up
ジョウ うえ あ.げる (1st, N5)
divining, fortune-telling, divination or katakana to radical (no. 25)
ボク うらな.う うらない (Kentei Pre-1)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)