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新幹線
しんかんせん
N2
noun
Meanings
1
Shinkansen
2
"Bullet Train"
3
bullet train
Example sentence
博多発の新幹線が時間通りに到着した。
The Shinkansen from Hakata pulled in just on time.
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Kanji in this word
新
New
13 strokes
幹
Tree Trunk, Main Part, Talent
13 strokes
線
Line, Track
15 strokes
More words with
新
革新
かくしん ·
reform
N1
新婚
しんこん ·
newly-wed
N1
新築
しんちく ·
new building
N1
新入生
しんにゅうせい ·
new student
N1
新鮮
しんせん ·
fresh
Full entry on Jisho
N3
新た
あらた ·
new
N3
新興
しんこう ·
rising
N3
新潟
にいがた ·
Niigata (city, prefecture)
More words with
幹
幹線
かんせん ·
main line
N1
幹
みき ·
(tree) trunk
N1
基幹
きかん ·
mainstay
根幹
こんかん ·
foundation
主幹
しゅかん ·
chief editor
幹部
かんぶ ·
management
N1
幹事
かんじ ·
executive secretary
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