Vocabulary

新幹線

Shinkansen; bullet train

noun
N2 freq #3

Example sentences

The Shinkansen from Hakata pulled in just on time.

The New Tokaido Line was completed in 1964.

The train was delayed for one hour on account of the typhoon.

If you travel by Shinkansen, it doesn't seem far from Nagoya to Tokyo.

The next Shinkansen train leaves at just nine o'clock.

Can we still catch the 6:00 Shinkansen?