Translation guide
The English word "flaming" can refer to intense fire, bright color, heated emotion, or hostile online messages. This guide covers natural Japanese expressions for each meaning.
Describing something that is on fire and burning strongly.
Verb meaning 'to blaze, to burn fiercely'. Often used for large fires.
家が燃え盛っていた。
The house was flaming.
Literally 'to go up in flames'. Used for buildings, vehicles, etc. Also used metaphorically for online backlash.
車が炎上した。
The car went up in flames.
A straightforward phrase meaning 'to burn intensely'.
暖炉の火が激しく燃えている。
The fire in the fireplace is flaming.
Describing something that is a vivid, flame-like color, often red or orange.
Adjective meaning 'bright red'. Commonly used for sunsets, faces, etc.
空が真っ赤に染まった。
The sky turned flaming red.
Phrase meaning 'flame-like, blazing'. Often used for colors like red or orange.
彼女は燃えるような赤いドレスを着ていた。
She wore a flaming red dress.
Literary or technical term meaning 'flame-colored'.
炎色の空が広がっていた。
A flaming sky spread out.
Describing a strong, heated emotion, especially anger or passion.
Means 'intense anger'. A natural way to express 'flaming anger'.
彼は激しい怒りに震えた。
He trembled with flaming anger.
Metaphorical phrase meaning 'blazing, flaring up'. Used for emotions like passion or anger.
燃え上がるような情熱を持っている。
He has a flaming passion.
Verb meaning 'to become enraged, to flare up'. More formal or literary.
彼はその言葉に激高した。
He flamed up at those words.
The act of posting inflammatory, rude, or offensive messages on the internet.
Noun meaning 'online flaming, backlash'. Refers to a situation where a post or person receives massive criticism.
彼のツイートは大炎上した。
His tweet caused a huge flaming.
Noun for 'troll' or the act of trolling/flaming. Often used for disruptive behavior in forums.
While 燃えるような can be used metaphorically, it's not always natural. For anger, 激しい怒り is more common than 燃える怒り.
炎上 refers to a large-scale backlash or controversy, often on social media. 荒らし is more about persistent trolling or spamming in forums or comment sections.
The forum was hit by flaming.
Formal term for 'slander, defamation, flaming'. Used in legal or serious contexts.
ネット上の誹謗中傷が問題になっている。
Online flaming has become a problem.
Loanword from English 'flaming'. Understood in online communities but less common than 炎上.
フレーミングはやめてください。
Please stop flaming.