東海道新幹線

とうかいどうしんかんせん

Meanings

1. Noun Tōkaidō Shinkansen

Kanji

• 東 east. Read as トウ.
• 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.

Example sentences

• 東海道新幹線は１９６４年に完成した。
  The New Tokaido Line was completed in 1964.

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