燃え盛る
moesakaru
The English phrase "blazing" can be translated into Japanese as 燃え盛る (moesakaru).
The term 燃え盛る describes something burning brightly and with great heat. You can also use the word 猛烈な to describe intense heat or fire.
Which one should you use?
猛烈な is a formal option used to describe intensity, such as intense heat. Additionally, if you specifically want to express the idea of being extremely hot in a formal context, you may use the phrase 極めて暑い.
How do you pronounce it?
moesakaru
Did you know?
- The term 炎上 is used to describe a social media firestorm where a user is 'blasted' by thousands of critical comments. It transforms the literal meaning of 'blazing' into a digital phenomenon of public shaming.
- The word 盛る in 燃え盛る is used in modern slang to describe using filters or makeup to 'pad' one's appearance in photos. This creates a linguistic link between a 'blazing' fire and enhancing a selfie.
- The character 盛 in 燃え盛る is the same one found in the word 盛夏, which means 'height of summer'. This reinforces the connection between 'blazing' heat and the most vigorous part of a season.
Examples in context
- 今日は猛烈な暑さですね。It's blazingly hot today.
- 炎天下で外で運動するのはきついね。Exercising outside in blazingly hot weather is tough.
- 今日は灼熱の中での作業でした。Today's work was done in blazing heat.
- 燃え盛る炎が空を赤く染めている。Moesakaru honō ga sora o akaku somete iru.The blazing flames are dyeing the sky red.
- キャンプ場で燃え盛る焚き火を見守る。Kyanpu-jō de moesakaru takibi o mimamoru.I watch over the blazing bonfire at the campsite.
