Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bullet train

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.16 in modern English

Syllables
bul-let -train
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A Shinkansen train; a Japanese high-speed rail train.

noun

Any high-speed train which resembles such a train.

Etymology

Calque from Japanese 弾(だん)丸(がん)列(れっ)車(しゃ) (dangan ressha).

Inflected Forms

bullet trains (plural)

Phrases

bullet-nose

Frequently Paired Words

bullet-nose

Synonyms

bullet

Questions

What does bullet train mean?
A Shinkansen train; a Japanese high-speed rail train.
Where does bullet train come from?
Calque from Japanese 弾(だん)丸(がん)列(れっ)車(しゃ) (dangan ressha).

How to pronounce bullet train

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