ラッシュ

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Common wordJLPTN4Freq.FrequencyTop 10,000

ラッシュする · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Meanings

Describes a sudden large movement or increase of people, activity, or things. Often used in compounds like ラッシュ時.

rush forward; charge

Refers to a sudden forward movement, especially in sports contexts like soccer or American football. Can be used as a noun or with する.

abbreviation

Abbreviation of ラッシュアワー. Commonly used in phrases like 朝のラッシュ or 帰宅ラッシュ.

〈場ば所しょ〉でラッシュに巻まき込こまれるto get caught up in a rush (of people) at a place
駅えきでラッシュに巻まき込こまれて、電でん車しゃに乗のれなかった。
I got caught in the rush at the station and couldn't get on the train.
ラッシュをかけるto charge or rush forward (e.g. in sports)
後こう半はん、チームは一いっ気きにラッシュをかけた。
In the second half, the team suddenly charged forward.
〈時とき〉のラッシュを避さけるto avoid the rush at a certain time (e.g. rush hour)
早はやめに出でて、朝あさのラッシュを避さけるようにしている。
I try to leave early to avoid the morning rush.

殺さっ到とうN1sense 1
殺到 is a formal Japanese word for a rush or flood of people/requests, while ラッシュ is the casual loanword used especially for traffic or crowd surges.
混こん雑ざつN3sense 3
混雑 describes general congestion or crowding, whereas ラッシュ specifically evokes the sudden peak-time surge, as in commuting.

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Loanword from English 'rush', adopted into Japanese with katakana spelling.