noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
high speed; rapidity; swift movement
A noun or の-modifying noun for being fast or making rapid progress. As a general adjective, it is less everyday than 速い or 高速 and often sounds written, technical, or descriptive.
A new high-speed vessel has gone into service.
A high-speed communications environment is in place.
rapid-service train; rapid train
Short for 快速電車 or a rapid-service train. It usually skips some stops but is generally not as fast or as limited-stop as an express; exact railway categories vary by company and line.
See also: 快速電車
The next rapid train will depart from platform three.
If you take the rapid train, you will arrive earlier than on the local train.
I got on the rapid train bound for Shinjuku.
If you get on the next rapid train, you'll arrive faster.
I plan to go to Osaka by rapid train.
The rapid train doesn't stop at this station.
快速 is a rapid train service that skips some stations, while 各駅 (in its local-train sense) stops at every station.
快速 refers to a rapid train that skips some stations, directly contrasting with 各停 which stops at every station.
rapid-transit train; express train
rapid express train