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東海道新幹線 (とうかいどうしんかんせん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

東とう海かい道どう新しん幹かん線せん

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Meanings

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Tōkaidō Shinkansen

service

Proper noun referring to the high-speed railway line connecting Tokyo and Osaka, operated by JR Central.

東とう京きょうから大おお阪さかまで東とう海かい道どう新しん幹かん線せん

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時じ

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半はん

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It takes about two and a half hours from Tokyo to Osaka by Tōkaidō Shinkansen.

Kanji

東east
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
General term for any Shinkansen line; 東海道新幹線 is a specific line.

Etymology

Compound of 東海道 (Tōkaidō, the historical coastal route) and 新幹線 (Shinkansen, bullet train).