N1Noun

幹線

かんせん

Meaning

1.main line
2.trunk line

Meanings across languages

English: main line, trunk line
Tiếng Việt: đường chính, đường trục
日本語: 幹線, 幹線道路
한국어: 간선, 간선 노선
中文: 干线, 主干线
Bahasa Indonesia: jalur utama
ภาษาไทย: เส้นทางหลัก
Español: línea principal
Français: ligne principale
Deutsch: Hauptlinie
Português: linha principal

Kanji used

Example sentences

週末に京都へ新幹線で行きます
I will go to Kyoto by Shinkansen this weekend.
新幹線は速いですからとても便利です。
The Shinkansen is fast, so it is very convenient.
新幹線で行こうよ。
Let's go by Shinkansen.

Related words

導火線

どうかせん

fuse, detonator

略線

りゃくせん

dashed line

幹部

かんぶ

management, (executive) staff

子午線

しごせん

meridian, meridian

視線

しせん

one's line of sight, one's gaze

幹事

かんじ

executive secretary, coordinator

新幹線

しんかんせん

Shinkansen, bullet train

基幹

きかん

mainstay, nucleus

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