超特急
Japanese edit
Kanji in this term | ||
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超 | 特 | 急 |
ちょう Grade: S |
とく > とっ Grade: 4 |
きゅう Grade: 3 |
on’yomi |
Noun edit
- super express (very rapid transportation, particularly of trains)
Usage notes edit
Used until 1972 for the Hikari service (fastest service at time) on the shinkansen, the Japanese term has been retired – all shinkansen service is officially 特急 – but the English translation “super express” is used in English-language shinkansen announcements.