Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 線(せん) in Japanese

線
JLPT 4
Kana Reading
せん
Romaji
sen
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun, used as a suffix
    Meaning
    line; stripe; stria
    Example sentence
    必要のない語はどれでも線を引いて消さねばならない。 You should cross out any word you don't need.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    line (e.g. telephone line); wire
    Example sentence
    彼らは１７号線を通ってやって来た。 They came by Route 17.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    ray (e.g. X-ray); beam
    Example sentence
    彼は彼女の古い電話番号を線を引いて抹消した。 He crossed her old telephone number off.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    line (e.g. of a railroad); track; route; lane
    Example sentence
    彼は紙のうえに垂直な線を何本か引いた。 He drew some vertical lines on the paper.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    outline; contours; form
    Example sentence
    彼は鉛筆で真っ直ぐな線を描いた。 He drew a straight line with his pencil.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    level
    Example sentence
    彼の英語はいい線いってるよ。 His English is coming along pretty well.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    division
    Example sentence
    二線は平行するとせよ。 Let the two lines be parallel.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    line (of action); position; approach; policy; principle
    Example sentence
    地図上の赤い線は鉄道をあらわす。 The red lines on the map represent railways.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    impression one leaves; air one gives off
    Example sentence
    地図上の青い線は川を示す。 Blue lines on the map designate rivers.

Examples of 線, せん in a sentence

Kanji in this word

線 JLPT 2

15 strokes

line, track

On'Yomi: セン

Kun'Yomi: すじ

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