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雪崩を打つ (なだれをうつ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
expression, godan verb (-tsu)
surge like an avalanche ; flood ; swarm ; stampede
Idiomatic expression describing a large number of people or things moving suddenly and forcefully in one direction, like an avalanche. Often used for crowds, rushes, or overwhelming influxes.
抗こう 議ぎ の 声こえ が 雪崩なだれ を 打う っ て 市し 役やく 所しょ に 届とど い た 。
Voices of protest flooded into the city hall like an avalanche.
Written forms 雪崩なだれ を 打う つ
Standard kanji spelling for the idiomatic expression.
なだれを 打う つ
Kana spelling, often used for clarity or when the kanji 雪崩 is considered difficult.
Similar words 殺さっ 到とう する 殺到する also means 'to rush' or 'to flood in', but it is a more general verb for a sudden rush of people, inquiries, etc., without the vivid avalanche imagery of 雪崩を打つ.
雪崩なだれ 雪崩 is the noun 'avalanche'. 雪崩を打つ is the idiomatic verb phrase derived from it, emphasizing the avalanche-like motion.
Etymology From 雪崩 (なだれ, 'avalanche') + を + 打つ (うつ, 'to strike'). The phrase literally means 'to strike like an avalanche', figuratively describing a sudden, overwhelming surge.
