1.
rush, flood, deluge, inundation
A sudden overwhelming influx of people, orders, inquiries, complaints, or other things arriving all at once.
注文が殺到した。
Orders came flooding in.
クレームが殺到して対応が追いつかない。
Complaints have poured in and we can't keep up.
セールの初日に客が殺到して、店内は大混雑だった。
Customers swarmed in on the first day of the sale, and the store was packed.
USAGE: Implies an overwhelming quantity arriving simultaneously. Common in news reports and business contexts.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 注文が殺到する: to be flooded with orders
- 問い合わせが殺到する: to be inundated with inquiries
- クレームが殺到する: to be swamped with complaints
- 応募が殺到する: to receive an overwhelming number of applications
ETYMOLOGY: Literally 殺 (kill/rush) + 到 (arrive), suggesting a forceful rush that arrives all at once.