Word Meaning 脱線

だっせん dassen

脱線 is read as だっせん (dassen) and means derailment.

Meaning

English

  1. derailment
  2. digression
  3. deviation

Reading

Kana

だっせん

Romaji

dassen

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 26 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Related Words 電車,事故,泣き別れ脱線,泣き別れ Rank 7155 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

脱線行為

だっせんこうい

aberration

競合脱線

きょうごうだっせん

train derailment due to a concurrence of causes

戦線離脱

せんせんりだつ

leaving the front line

脱衣

だつい

undressing

脱出

だっしゅつ

escape

脱税

だつぜい

tax evasion

脱退

だったい

withdrawal (e.g. from an organization)

脱衣所

だついじょ

changing room (at a bathhouse, swimming pool, etc.)

脱水

だっすい

evaporation

脱落

だつらく

falling off

脱走

だっそう

escape

脱ぐ

ぬぐ

to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.)

Example Sentences

7

The train ran off the tracks.

The train was derailed.

We've got to stick to the point.

The digression is escalating more and more.

The train was derailed and about thirty passengers were either killed or injured.

The train was derailed, and panic ensued.

Mr. Suzuki's classes are interesting, but his stories always get sidetracked, so we never make any good progress in our textbooks.