- 炎上
- えんじょう
blazing up
(building) destruction by fire* * *えんじょう【炎上】◇ → 炎上する* * *えんじょう【炎上】~する catch fire; go up in flames.●飛行機は墜落炎上した. The plane crashed and caught fire [burst into flames].
・洋上でタンカーが炎上している. There's a tanker burning [on fire, in flames] out at sea.
・落雷で寺が炎上した. Lightning set fire to the temple.
Japanese-English dictionary. 2013.