結婚の申し込みが殺到した。

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結婚 の 申し込み が 殺到した 。

English Translation

Marriage proposals flooded in.

Furigana

結婚(けっこん)の申(もう)し込(こ)みが殺到(さっとう)した。

Romanji

Kekkon no mōshikomi ga sattōshita.

Words

結婚 (けっこん)

marriage

の (の)

indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question

申し込み (もうしこみ)

application; entry; request; subscription; offer; proposal; overture; challenge

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

殺到 (さっとう)

rush; flood

Kanji

結

Readings: ケツ、 ケチ、 むす.ぶ、 ゆ.う、 ゆ.わえる

Meanings: tie, bind, contract, join, organize, do up hair, fasten

婚

Reading: コン

Meaning: marriage

申

Readings: シン、 もう.す、 もう.し-、 さる

Meanings: have the honor to, sign of the monkey, 3-5PM, ninth sign of Chinese zodiac

込

Readings: -こ.む、 こ.む、 こ.み、 -こ.み、 こ.める

Meanings: crowded, mixture, in bulk, included, (kokuji)

殺

Readings: サツ、 サイ、 セツ、 ころ.す、 -ごろ.し、 そ.ぐ

Meanings: kill, murder, butcher, slice off, split, diminish, reduce, spoil

到

Readings: トウ、 いた.る

Meanings: arrival, proceed, reach, attain, result in