じょ

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
じょ
炎上 えんじょう

Contained Kanji Breakdown

inflammation, flame, blaze
ほのお エン ぬく (8th, 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)