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北海道新幹線 (ほっかいどうしんかんせん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

北ほっ海かい道どう新しん幹かん線せん

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Meanings

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Hokkaido Shinkansen

service

The high-speed rail line connecting Honshu and Hokkaido, operated by JR Hokkaido.

北ほっ海かい道どう新しん幹かん線せんで新しん函はこ館だて北ほく斗とまで

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I will go to Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto by the Hokkaido Shinkansen.

Kanji

北north
海sea, ocean
道road-way, street, district
新new
幹tree trunk, main part, talent
線line, track

Related words

新しん幹かん線せん
Generic term for Shinkansen bullet train lines; 北海道新幹線 is a specific line.

Etymology

Compound of 北海道 (Hokkaido) and 新幹線 (Shinkansen).