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Japanese word 脱線: derailment / digression. Meanings and example sentences.

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脱線 (だっせん): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

脱線 (だっせん) means derailment / digression.

See example sentences below.

脱線 at a glance

脱線
だっせんdassen
N2noun
derailment / digression
脱線だっせんdassenN2Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning of 脱線

Core meaning

derailment / digression

Basic example sentences

Example 1

電車が脱線して遅れた。

Translation

The train derailed and was delayed.

Example 2

話が脱線してしまった。

Translation

The conversation went off track.

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