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What does 幹線 (かんせん, kansen) mean?

幹線 (かんせん, kansen) means trunk line, main line.

Quick facts
Readingかんせん
Romajikansen
Part of speechnoun, no-adjective
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
かんせん
N1 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonkansen

trunk line, main line

  1. 1noun · no-adjective main line; trunk line

Example sentences

  • I left the main road and turned onto a country road.

  • This road was developed as a main arterial road.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

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