北海道新幹線 ほっかいどうしんかんせん Meanings Noun Hokkaido Shinkansen Kanji 北 north. Read as ホク. 海 sea. Read as カイ. 道 road. Read as ドウ. 新 new. Read as シン. 幹 trunk. Read as カン. 線 line. Read as セン. Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists