ラッシュアワー

ラッシュアワー · rasshuawaa · JLPT N2 · noun

rush hour

🚃 Rush = 'rush'; ア・ワー sounds like 'our' hour: everyone's OUR hour to be crammed on the train

Katakana loanword from English 'rush hour'. Read it as rasshu + a wa (sounds like 'our') + hour, so the packed commute is when it's OUR hour to rush.

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