How to say "flaming" in Japanese
Choosing the right word
- nounThe loanword for the online sense: posting hostile, inflammatory messages or trading insults on the internet. It names the flaming itself, not the mob; for a crowd piling on, 祭り is the common colloquial choice.
- 爛々らんらんtaru-adjective, adverb (with と)Covers the literal fire sense: flames blazing or burning fiercely, glaring brightly. It is not the word for the internet sense of flaming; being less common, it is seldom what you want there.
- 祭りまつりnounThe common colloquial term for a pile-on: a crowd descends on someone online, harassing and shaming them. Use it for the mob event itself rather than for individual hostile messages, which are フレーミング.
Use 爛々 for flames literally blazing; 「フレーミング」 for hostile messages exchanged online; and 「祭り」, the common colloquial term, for a pitchfork-mob pile-on or online shaming.
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