弾丸列車

Japanese

Kanji in this term
弾	丸	列	車
だん Grade: S	がん Grade: 2	れつ > れっ Grade: 3	しゃ Grade: 1
on’yomi

Alternative spelling
彈丸列車 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

弾丸 (dangan, “bullet”) +‎ 列車 (ressha, “train”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [dã̠ŋɡã̠nɾe̞ɕːa̠]

Noun

弾(だん)丸(がん)列(れっ)車(しゃ) • (dangan ressha) 

1. bullet train

Descendants

• → English: bullet train (calque)