Illustration: A child kneels beside a model railway running around the edge of a tatami room. At a curved section, the little locomotive has left the track: its front wheels rest on the tatami beside the rails, and the first carriage tilts awkwardly behind it.

JLPT N2suru verbLevel estimated by Bebop

脱だっ線せん

dassen

to derail

Also used for straying off topic. Note written by AI.

Example sentences

  1. 貨車かしゃが脱線だっせんしたため中央線ちゅうおうせんは不通ふつうになった。

    After some freight cars were derailed, services were suspended on the Chuo Line.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. 汽車きしゃが脱線だっせんした。

    The train was derailed.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. 列車れっしゃは脱線だっせんした。

    The train ran off the tracks.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

Kanji in 脱線

  • 脱undress; removingOnダツKunぬぐ・ぬげる
  • 線line; trackOnセンKunすじ

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