shinkansen

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A Japanese high-speed railway line.
  2. A high-speed passenger train which runs on such a line; a bullet train.

Word forms

shinkansen shinkansens

Etymology

From Japanese 新(しん)幹(かん)線(せん) (shinkansen, literally “new trunk line”).

Derived words

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