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JLPT N3
Vocabulary
新幹線

JLPT N3Vocabulary

新幹線(しんかんせん)

しんかんせん

Shinkansen, bullet train

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Reading and meaning

Reading: しんかんせん
Romaji: shinkansen
Meaning: Shinkansen, bullet train
Word type: noun

Example sentences

FuriganaEnglish

東京(とうきょう)から大阪(おおさか)まで新幹線(しんかんせん)で行(い)きます。
I will go from Tokyo to Osaka by Shinkansen.
新幹線(しんかんせん)は速(はや)くて便利(べんり)です。
The Shinkansen is fast and convenient.
新幹線(しんかんせん)の切符(きっぷ)を予約(よやく)しました。
I reserved a Shinkansen ticket.

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新幹線(しんかんせん)の窓(まど)から富士山(ふじさん)が見(み)えました。

I could see Mount Fuji from the Shinkansen window.

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