Where does “shinkansen” come from?
shinkansen (English) comes from Japanese 新幹線, from Japanese 幹線 — main line, trunk line.
shinkansen (English): A Japanese high-speed passenger train; bullet...
Definitions
- A Japanese high-speed passenger train; bullet...
Ancestry of “shinkansen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Japanese | 新幹線 | Japanese super express, bullet train, a line... |
| 2 | Japanese | 幹線 | main line, trunk line |