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脱線

Reading

Kana: だっせん
Romaji: dassen
Kana
Romaji

Definitions

vs
1

derailment

2

digression; deviation

Kanji

Readings: ダツ、 ぬ.ぐ、 ぬ.げる
Meanings: undress, removing, escape from, get rid of, be left out, take off
Readings: セン、 すじ
Meanings: line, track

Example Sentences

汽車(きしゃ)脱線(だっせん)した。
➥The train was derailed.
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時々(ときどき)脱線(だっせん)するんです。
➥Sometimes I get out of line.
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脱線(だっせん)がどんどんエスカレートしていく。
➥The digression is escalating more and more.
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列車(れっしゃ)脱線(だっせん)した。
➥The train ran off the tracks.
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講師(こうし)本題(ほんだい)から脱線(だっせん)してしまった。
➥The speaker wandered away from the subject.
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貨車(かしゃ)脱線(だっせん)したため中央線(ちゅうおうせん)不通(ふつう)になった。
➥After some freight cars were derailed, services were suspended on the Chuo Line.
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