shinkansen
Meanings
noun
- A Japanese high-speed railway line.
- A high-speed passenger train which runs on such a line; a bullet train.
Word forms
Etymology
From Japanese 新(しん)幹(かん)線(せん) (shinkansen, literally “new trunk line”).
Derived words
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