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殺到

さっとう

N1to flood in · to rush

Examples

発売日に店へ注文が殺到した。

発表後、事務局に質問が殺到している。

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Study notes

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

  • Structure: 殺到 (さっとう) is an intransitive action noun for orders, questions, or people flooding into one destination.
  • Basic usage: 注文が店へ殺到した reports orders flooding into a store on release day, while 質問が事務局に殺到している describes questions continuing to pour into an office after an announcement.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

  • Incoming items and destination
    • 注文が and 質問が are the incoming subjects, while 店へ and 事務局に are their destinations. The store or office does not rush toward the orders or questions.

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