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How to say 'Straight line' in Japanese | 直線

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The Japanese word for Straight line is 'Chokusen', written as 直線 in Japanese.'Straight line' in hiragana is ちょくせん.

    word

    直線

    Meaning

    Straight line

    Reading

    ちょくせん

    chokusen

    Kanji

    直Straight, Repair 線Line

    Explanation

    The Japanese noun '直線 (ちょくせん)' refers to a 'straight line'. It is commonly used in contexts related to geometry, design, and everyday descriptions of shapes or paths. For example: Draw a straight line「直線を描いてください」(ちょくせんをえがいてください). The road is a straight line「その道は直線です」(そのみちはちょくせんです). This word emphasizes the absence of curves or bends, and it can be used both literally and metaphorically.

    Part Of Speech

    noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N2

    Kanji Grade

    2

    Frequency

    5407

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 直線

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    直

    Meaning

    Straight, Repair

  • kanji

    線

    Meaning

    Line

Words Related to 直線 Through the Kanji 直

These 24 Words contain the Kanji 直 as well.

  • word

    直ぐ

    Meaning

    Immediately

  • word

    書き直す

    Meaning

    Rewrite

  • word

    直接

    Meaning

    Directly

  • word

    真っ直ぐ

    Meaning

    Straight

  • word

    正直

    Meaning

    Honest

  • word

    直す

    Meaning

    Correct, Fix

  • word

    直後

    Meaning

    Immediately after

  • word

    直ちに

    Meaning

    Immediately

  • word

    直

    Meaning

    Direct

  • word

    直前

    Meaning

    Just before

  • word

    素直

    Meaning

    Honest

  • word

    垂直

    Meaning

    Vertical

  • word

    見直す

    Meaning

    Reconsider, Reassess

  • word

    直面

    Meaning

    Confrontation

  • word

    立ち直る

    Meaning

    Recover

  • word

    やり直し

    Meaning

    Redo

  • word

    やり直す

    Meaning

    Redo

  • word

    直通

    Meaning

    Direct

  • word

    直角

    Meaning

    Right angle

  • word

    見直し

    Meaning

    Review, Revision

  • word

    率直

    Meaning

    Frank, Straightforward

  • word

    直る

    Meaning

    Heal, Fix

  • word

    仲直り

    Meaning

    Reconciliation

  • word

    直径

    Meaning

    Diameter

Words Related to 直線 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

    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

    曲線

    Meaning

    Curve

  • word

    無線

    Meaning

    Wireless

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What does 'Chokusen' (直線) mean?

'Chokusen' means 'Straight line' .

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