# shinkansen

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #72,758

## Definitions
1. A Japanese high-speed railway line.
2. A high-speed passenger train which runs on such a line; a bullet train.

## Etymology
From Japanese 新(しん)幹(かん)線(せん) (shinkansen, literally “new trunk line”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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