How to say 'Line' in Japanese | 列

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The Japanese word for Line is 'Retsu', written as 列 in Japanese.'Line' in hiragana is れつ.

word

列

Meaning

Line

Reading

れつ

retsu

Kanji

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Explanation

The Japanese noun '列 (れつ)' primarily means 'line' or 'queue'. It refers to a sequence of people, objects, or things arranged in a straight or orderly manner. This word is commonly used in contexts such as waiting in line, forming a queue, or describing a row of items. For example: Please stand in line「列に並んでください」(れつにならんでください). There is a long line at the store「お店に長い列があります」(おみせにながいれつがあります). Additionally, '列' can also refer to a column or row in a table or chart, as in 'the first column of the table'「表の最初の列」(ひょうのさいしょのれつ).

Part Of Speech

noun

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

3354

Composition

kanji

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 列

This word contains 1 kanji character:

kanji

列

Meaning

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Words Related to 列 Through the Kanji 列

These 5 Words contain the Kanji 列 as well.

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列車

Meaning

Train

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行列

Meaning

Line, Matrix

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整列

Meaning

Formation, Alignment

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系列

Meaning

Series, Affiliation

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列島

Meaning

Archipelago

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'Retsu' means 'Line' .

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