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中央新幹線 (ちゅうおうしんかんせん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

中ちゅう央おう新しん幹かん線せん

Meanings

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noun

Chūō Shinkansen

service

Proper noun referring to the maglev high-speed rail line under construction between Tokyo and Nagoya (and eventually Osaka).

中ちゅう央おう新しん幹かん線せんは2027年ねんに東とう京きょう・名な古ご屋や間かんで開かい業ぎょう予よ定ていだ。
The Chūō Shinkansen is scheduled to open between Tokyo and Nagoya in 2027.

Kanji

中in, inside, middle
央center, middle
新new
幹

tree trunk, main part, talent

線line, track

Similar words

新しん幹かん線せん
General term for high-speed Shinkansen lines; 中央新幹線 is a specific maglev line.
リニア中ちゅう央おう新しん幹かん線せん
Full name often used to emphasize the maglev technology; 中央新幹線 is the official abbreviated name.

Etymology

Compound of 中央 (Chūō, 'central') and 新幹線 (Shinkansen, 'new trunk line'), referring to the central route of the high-speed rail network.