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山陽新幹線 (さんようしんかんせん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

山さん陽よう新しん幹かん線せん

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Meanings

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San'yō Shinkansen

service

The high-speed railway line connecting Shin-Osaka and Hakata, operated by JR West.

山さん陽よう新しん幹かん線せんで広ひろ島しままで行いきます。

I will go to Hiroshima by San'yō Shinkansen.

Kanji

山mountain
陽sunshine, yang principle, positive
新new
幹tree trunk, main part, talent
線line, track

Related words

東とう海かい道どう新しん幹かん線せん
The Tōkaidō Shinkansen connects Tokyo and Shin-Osaka; the San'yō Shinkansen continues westward from Shin-Osaka to Hakata.

Etymology

Compound of 山陽 (San'yō, the region along the Seto Inland Sea) and 新幹線 (Shinkansen, bullet train).