How to say 'Curve' in Japanese | 曲線

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The Japanese word for Curve is 'Kyokusen', written as 曲線 in Japanese.'Curve' in hiragana is きょくせん.

word

曲線

Meaning

Curve

Reading

きょくせん

kyokusen

Kanji

曲Music, Bend 線Line

Explanation

The Japanese noun '曲線 (きょくせん)' means 'curve'. It refers to a line that is not straight but bends smoothly, often used in contexts like mathematics, art, or describing shapes. For example: The road has many curves「この道は曲線が多い」(このみちはきょくせんがおおい). The artist drew a beautiful curve「その芸術家は美しい曲線を描いた」(そのげいじゅつかはうつくしいきょくせんをえがいた). This word is commonly used in technical, artistic, or everyday descriptions of shapes and paths.

Part Of Speech

noun

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

6302

Composition

kanji

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 曲線

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

kanji

曲

Meaning

Music, Bend

kanji

線

Meaning

Line

Words Related to 曲線 Through the Kanji 曲

These 5 Words contain the Kanji 曲 as well.

word

曲

Meaning

Song

word

曲がり角

Meaning

Corner

word

作曲

Meaning

Composition

word

曲がる

Meaning

Bend

word

曲げる

Meaning

Bend

Words Related to 曲線 Through the Kanji 線

These 13 Words contain the Kanji 線 as well.

word

線

Meaning

Line

word

視線

Meaning

Gaze

word

新幹線

Meaning

Bullet train

word

水平線

Meaning

Horizon

word

幹線

Meaning

Mainline

word

路線

Meaning

Route

word

直線

Meaning

Straight line

word

線路

Meaning

Railway

word

電線

Meaning

Wire

word

脱線

Meaning

Digression, Derailment

word

白線

Meaning

White line

word

地平線

Meaning

Horizon

word

無線

Meaning

Wireless

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What does 'Kyokusen' (曲線) mean?

'Kyokusen' means 'Curve' .

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