新幹線
しんかんせん Shinkansen; bullet train
Why it means this
新 (new) + 幹線 (a trunk line) — the 'new trunk line'; the high-speed rail network.
Breakdown
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しんかんせん Shinkansen; bullet train
新 (new) + 幹線 (a trunk line) — the 'new trunk line'; the high-speed rail network.
Each character links to its full entry — origin story, stroke order, and readings.