プログレッシブ和英中辞典(第4版)の解説
しんかんせん【新幹線】
the ((Tokaido, Tohoku)) Shinkansen (Line)
説明
The Shinkansen is a high-speed rail system that connects major cities in Japan. As the artery of the Japanese rail system, it has a status completely different from other lines. The word shinkansen also refers to the super-express trains used in the system, commonly called “bullet trains” by people from other countries. The first Shinkansen, the Tokaido line, started operation in 1964. The network now consists of 8 lines: the Tokaido, Sanyo, Tohoku, Joetsu, Yamagata, Nagano, Akita, and Kyushu lines. All the main parts of Japan are now covered except Hokkaido, Shikoku, and Okinawa.（意訳：主要都市を高速で結ぶ鉄道．またはその列車のことで在来線と区別する．1964年開業の東海道新幹線に始まり，山陽新幹線，東北新幹線，上越新幹線，山形新幹線，長野新幹線，秋田新幹線，九州新幹線の全部で８路線があり，北海道と四国，沖縄を除く日本の各地を結んでいる）
新幹線で京都へ行く
go to Kyoto on the Shinkansen／take the Shinkansen to Kyoto
新幹線通勤
commuting by the Shinkansen