English Dictionary

bullet train

名詞

くだけた表現

(rail transport) A high-speed passenger train in Japan which runs at speeds from 200-300 kilometers per hour on the shinkansen network. / (rail transport) A high-speed train which resembles such a train.

日本語の意味

新幹線：日本で200～300 km/hの速度で運行される高速旅客列車。 / そのような高速性能と形状を有する列車、すなわち高速鉄道の一種。

I took the bullet train to Kyoto to arrive in time for the meeting.

会議に間に合うように、京都まで新幹線に乗りました。

意味（1）

(rail transport) A high-speed passenger train in Japan which runs at speeds from 200-300 kilometers per hour on the shinkansen network.

意味（2）

(rail transport) A high-speed train which resembles such a train.

意味（3）

(informal) Suicide by small firearm.

I should probably take the bullet train, and save her the grief.

bullet trains （ plural ）