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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

    N1

    Kanji Grade

    5

    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

    幹

    Meaning

    Trunk

  • word

    幹部

    Meaning

    Executive

  • word

    新幹線

    Meaning

    Bullet train

Words Related to 幹線 Through the Kanji 線

These 13 Words contain the Kanji 線 as well.

  • word

    新幹線

    Meaning

    Bullet train

  • word

    白線

    Meaning

    White line

  • word

    無線

    Meaning

    Wireless

  • word

    線

    Meaning

    Line

  • word

    線路

    Meaning

    Railway

  • word

    脱線

    Meaning

    Digression, Derailment

  • word

    視線

    Meaning

    Gaze

  • word

    曲線

    Meaning

    Curve

  • word

    地平線

    Meaning

    Horizon

  • word

    水平線

    Meaning

    Horizon

  • word

    電線

    Meaning

    Wire

  • word

    路線

    Meaning

    Route

  • word

    直線

    Meaning

    Straight line

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'Kansen' means 'Mainline' .

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