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Japanese word 新幹線: bullet train / high-speed train. Meanings and example sentences.

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新幹線 (しんかんせん): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

新幹線 (しんかんせん) means bullet train / high-speed train.

See example sentences below.

新幹線 at a glance

新幹線
しんかんせんshinkansen
N2noun
bullet train / high-speed train
新幹線しんかんせんshinkansenN2Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning of 新幹線

Core meaning

bullet train / high-speed train

Basic example sentences

Example 1

新幹線で東京から大阪へ行きます。

Translation

I will go from Tokyo to Osaka by bullet train.

Example 2

新幹線の切符を早く買いましょう。

Translation

Let's buy the bullet train ticket early.

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