超特急

Japanese

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

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ちょーとっきゅう [chòótóꜜkkyùù] (Nakadaka – [3])
• IPA^(key): [t͡ɕo̞ːto̞k̚ʲkʲɨː]

Noun

超(ちょう)特(とっ)急(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.