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線

line
Stroke count: 15

Readings

On readingセン
Kun readingすじ
JLPT level: N2JōyōGrade 2

Meanings

  1. lineRtK
  2. track
    新幹線線路の借用終了。Tenancy for the Shinkansen track was completed.wiki
    外側の線路が待避用になる。The outside tracks function as refuge tracks, as required.wiki
  1. stripe
  2. stria
  3. line (e.g. telephone line)
  4. wire

Synonyms

ラインＸ線

Popular Usage

下線曲線光線線路新幹線水平線沿線幹線

Radicals and components

Radical糸silk纟variant
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Mnemonic (RtK)

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thread (糸) · spiderman · spring · white (白) · dove · water (水)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1438

Compound words

曲線きょくせん
curve
光線こうせん
ray (of light); beam; light
線路せんろ
railway track; railway line; railroad; railway; track
新幹線しんかんせん
Shinkansen; bullet train
水平線すいへいせん
horizon (related to bodies of water)
沿線えんせん
places alongside a railway line, bus route, major thoroughfare, etc.
幹線かんせん
main line; trunk line
Ｘ線エックスせん
X-ray
一線いっせん
one line; (a) single line; boundary; line (between things); distinction
横線おうせん
horizontal line
回線かいせん
circuit; line
視線しせん
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze
車線しゃせん
traffic lane; road lane
戦線せんせん
(war) front
線香せんこう
incense stick
線量せんりょう
dose (of radioactivity)
前線ぜんせん
(weather) front; front line; the front; battlefront; forward area
打線だせん
batting line-up; batting order
脱線だっせん
derailment; digression; deviation
直線ちょくせん
straight line
電線でんせん
electric line; electric cable; power cable; telephone line; telegraph wire
内線ないせん
phone extension; indoor wiring; inner line
配線はいせん
wiring
白線はくせん
white line; linea alba

On Reading Examples

運転者は一時停止線のところで停止しなければならない。せん
Drivers must stop at the stop line.tatoeba

Additional Examples

彼は壁の上に直線を書いた。
He drew a straight line on the wall.tatoeba
彼は浜辺へ行き、海上はるか彼方の水平線を眺めた。
He went to the beach, and looked far across the sea toward the horizon.tatoeba
彼は彼女の古い電話番号を線を引いて抹消した。
He crossed off her old telephone number.tatoeba
彼は前線へやられた。
He was sent into combat.tatoeba

Stroke Order

15 strokes

Practice Writing

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