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[だっ()·せん()]
dassen
noun, suru verb

English Meaning(s) for 脱線

noun, suru verb
  1. derailment
  2. digression; deviation

Definition and Synonyms for 脱線

Deviation a turning aside (of your course or attention or concern)
Synonyms: かたわら, バイパス, 余談, 回り道, 枝道, 横筋, 横道, 横道, , 脇道, 脱線, 迂路, 逸脱
Divagate lose clarity or turn aside especially from the main subject of attention or course of argument in writing, thinking, or speaking
Synonyms: それる, はぐる, はやる, さまよう, はぐれる, 脱線, 迷う
Jump run off or leave the rails
Synonyms: 脱線
Derail cause to run off the tracks
Synonyms: 脱線
Derailment an accident in which a train runs off its track
Synonyms: 脱線

Meanings for each kanji in 脱線

» undress; removing; escape from; get rid of; be left out; take off
» line; track

Categories 脱線 is a member of

Turn the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
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Tell let something be known
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Go change location
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Subvert destroy property or hinder normal operations
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Misadventure an instance of misfortune
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Stroke Order Diagrams for 脱線

Sample Sentences for 脱線

The train ran off the tracks.
The speaker wandered away from the subject.
The digression is escalating more and more.
The train was derailed.
The train was derailed by a piece of iron on the track.

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