上越新幹線 じょうえつしんかんせん Meanings Noun Jōetsu Shinkansen Kanji 上 up. Read as ジョウ. 越 go over. Read as エツ. 新 new. Read as シン. 幹 trunk. Read as カン. 線 line. Read as セン. Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists