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九州新幹線 (きゅうしゅうしんかんせん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

九きゅう州しゅう新しん幹かん線せん

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Meanings

1

Kyushu Shinkansen

service

Proper noun referring to the high-speed rail line serving Kyushu, Japan. Used in travel, news, and official contexts.

九きゅう州しゅう新しん幹かん線せんで博はか多たから鹿か児ご島しま

中ちゅう

央おう

まで

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まし

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I went from Hakata to Kagoshima-Chuo on the Kyushu Shinkansen.

Kanji

九nine
州state, province
新new
幹tree trunk, main part, talent
線line, track

Related words

新しん幹かん線せん
General term for Shinkansen (bullet train); 九州新幹線 is a specific line.

Etymology

Compound of 九州 (Kyushu) and 新幹線 (Shinkansen).