ラッシュ

らっしゅ
noun
rush, rush hour
transportation
1. rush hour, peak commuting time
The period of heavy traffic and crowded trains during morning and evening commutes.
朝(あさ)のラッシュは大変(たいへん)だ。
The morning rush is tough.
ラッシュ時(じ)の電車(でんしゃ)は身動(みうご)きが取(と)れない。
You can't move on rush-hour trains.
ラッシュを避(さ)けて早(はや)めに家(いえ)を出(で)た。
I left home early to avoid the rush.
2. rush, surge, wave
A sudden increase or concentrated period of activity, orders, or events.
注文(ちゅうもん)ラッシュが来(き)た。
A rush of orders came in.
年末(ねんまつ)は忘年会(ぼうねんかい)ラッシュだ。
The end of the year is a rush of year-end parties.
ゴールデンウィーク前(まえ)は予約(よやく)ラッシュで電話(でんわ)が鳴(な)りっぱなしだった。
Before Golden Week, there was a reservation rush and the phone kept ringing nonstop.

ラッシュ is used in two main contexts in Japanese.

SENSE 1 — COMMUTING:
朝(あさ)ラッシュ (morning rush) and 夕方(ゆうがた)ラッシュ (evening rush) are familiar concepts for anyone commuting in Japanese cities.

  • ラッシュ時(じ): rush hour
  • ラッシュアワー: rush hour (less common than ラッシュ時(じ))
  • 通勤(つうきん)ラッシュ: commuting rush

SENSE 2 — SURGE:
Used with another noun to describe a concentrated burst of something.

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