How to say 'Mainline' in Japanese | 幹線

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The Japanese word for Mainline is 'Kansen', written as 幹線 in Japanese.'Mainline' in hiragana is かんせん.

word

幹線

Meaning

Mainline

Reading

かんせん

kansen

Kanji

幹Trunk, Main 線Line

Explanation

The Japanese noun '幹線 (かんせん)' refers to a mainline, such as a principal railway line, highway, or other major transportation route. It is often used in the context of transportation infrastructure to denote the primary routes that connect major cities or regions. For example: The mainline train is fast「幹線電車は速い」(かんせんでんしゃははやい). This highway is a mainline「この高速道路は幹線です」(このこうそくどうろはかんせんです). The term can also be used metaphorically to describe something that is central or principal in a system or network.

Part Of Speech

noun

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

4696

Composition

kanji

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 幹線

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

kanji

幹

Meaning

Trunk, Main

kanji

線

Meaning

Line

Words Related to 幹線 Through the Kanji 幹

These 3 Words contain the Kanji 幹 as well.

word

新幹線

Meaning

Bullet train

word

幹部

Meaning

Executive

word

幹

Meaning

Trunk

Words Related to 幹線 Through the Kanji 線

These 13 Words contain the Kanji 線 as well.

word

線

Meaning

Line

word

視線

Meaning

Gaze

word

新幹線

Meaning

Bullet train

word

水平線

Meaning

Horizon

word

路線

Meaning

Route

word

直線

Meaning

Straight line

word

線路

Meaning

Railway

word

電線

Meaning

Wire

word

脱線

Meaning

Digression, Derailment

word

白線

Meaning

White line

word

地平線

Meaning

Horizon

word

曲線

Meaning

Curve

word

無線

Meaning

Wireless

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'Kansen' means 'Mainline' .

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