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What does 新幹線 (しんかんせん, shinkansen) mean?

新幹線 (しんかんせん, shinkansen) means Shinkansen (bullet train).

Quick facts
Readingしんかんせん
Romajishinkansen
Part of speechnoun
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N2
しんかんせん
N2 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonshinkansen

Shinkansen (bullet train)

Genki 9Genki
  1. 1noun Shinkansen; bullet train

Example sentences

  • I will go to Osaka by shinkansen.

  • The shinkansen is very fast.

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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.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

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