在来線

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
ざい
Grade: 5
らい
Grade: 2
せん
Grade: 2
goon
Alternative spelling
在來線 (kyūjitai)
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在来線 (zairaisen): several different rail cars on the conventional rail lines, not the bullet train lines.

Etymology

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Compound of 在来(ざいらい) (zairai, preexisting) + (せん) (sen, line). Originally, this referred to any existing line when a new line was built that served roughly the same area. While this meaning persists, with the advent of the shinkansen, the term gained a meaning in certain contexts to refer to the conventional railway lines as opposed to the bullet train lines.[1][2]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(ざい)(らい)(せん) (zairaisen

  1. an older or pre-existing rail line, as opposed to any newer line servicing the same area
  2. the non-bullet train JR railway lines, the regular train lines as opposed to the shinkansen

References

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  1. ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. 2.0 2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN