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    3. 新幹線

    新幹線

    新しん幹かん線せん

    Shinkansen

    N2KMT4News #3+1CoreNounTravel & TransportationKanji Vocab41 strokes

    しんかんせん

    Noun

    1.
    Shinkansen, bullet train

    Stroke 0 / 41

    Speed1.0x

    新しん幹かん線せんに乗のります。

    I will ride the Shinkansen.

    KMT3Travel & Transportation
    東とう京きょうから大おお阪さかまで新しん幹かん線せんで行いきました。

    I went from Tokyo to Osaka by Shinkansen.

    KMT4Travel & Transportation
    新しん幹かん線せんの座ざ席せきは広ひろくて快かい適てきなので、長ちょう距きょ離り移い動どうも楽らくです。

    Shinkansen seats are spacious and comfortable, making long-distance travel easy.

    KMT4Travel & TransportationDaily Life
    新しん幹かん線せんは日に本ほんの主しゅ要よう都と市しを結むすぶ高こう速そく鉄てつ道どうです。

    The Shinkansen is a high-speed railway connecting major cities in Japan.

    KMT5Travel & TransportationTechnology
    海かい外がいからの観かん光こう客きゃくにとって、新しん幹かん線せんは日に本ほんの旅たびのハイライトの一ひとつです。

    For tourists from overseas, the Shinkansen is one of the highlights of a trip to Japan.

    KMT5Travel & TransportationCulture & Traditions

    Kanji that make up this word

    新
    あたら.しい・あら.た・あら-・にい-…(8)
    new
    幹
    みき…(14)
    tree trunk・main part・talent・capability
    線
    すじ…(1)
    line・track
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