超特急

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
ちょう
Grade: S
とく > とっ
Grade: 4
きゅう
Grade: 3
on'yomi

Noun

(ちょう)(とっ)(きゅう) (chōtokkyū

  1. super express (very rapid transportation, particularly of trains)

Usage notes

Used until 1972 for the Hikari service (fastest service at time) on the shinkansen, the Japanese term has been retired – all shinkansen service is officially 特急 – but the English translation “super express” is used in English-language shinkansen announcements.