線せん
Meanings
Noun
Suffix
1. line; stripe; stria
2. line (e.g. telephone line); wire
3. ray (e.g. X-ray); beam
4. line (e.g. of a railroad); track; route; lane
5. outline; contours; form
6. level
7. division
8. line (of action); position; approach; policy; principle
9. impression one leaves; air one gives off
Kanji used
line
Pitch accent
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Top 1600
Used in vocabulary (499 in total)
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
(one's) gaze; line of sight; point of view; standpoint; line covering someone's eyes (to obscure their identity); eye censor bar
(weather) front; front line; the front; battlefront
radio (communication); wireless; not using wires
(war) front
front line; forefront
circuit; line
straight line
horizon (related to land)
horizon (related to bodies of water)
line of fire (of a gun)
line of defence (defense); lines (as in enemy lines, etc.)
world line; parallel universe (in fiction); parallel world; alternative reality
shamisen; samisen; three-stringed Japanese lute
borderline between life and death; verge of death; deadline (boundary around a prison which prisoners were not allowed to cross)
to draw a line
incense stick
coastline; shoreline; coastal railway
parallel lines; remaining far apart (e.g. in discussions); not reaching an agreement; views that never cross
delineation; demarcation; drawing a line (e.g. between what's acceptable and unacceptable); (measuring) ruler
delineation; demarcation; drawing a line (e.g. between what's acceptable and unacceptable); (measuring) ruler
infrared rays; infrared radiation
ridgeline; lines of a mountain ridge
traffic lane; road lane
lifeline; matter of life or death; indispensable thing; life line (in palm reading)
ultraviolet rays; ultraviolet radiation; UV radiation
white line; linea alba
firing line; caustic curve
wired; cabled; communication by wire
phone extension; indoor wiring; inner line
sensitive; fragile; feeble; indecisive
on a line; on the borderline (between); on the verge (of); on the brink (of)
abandoned railway line; closed railway line; discontinued line
line of flow (of people, objects, etc.)
centerline (road); center line; Chuō Line (central railway line in Tokyo)
disconnection; interruption; burn-out
horizontal line
crossed line; crossing of wires; crosstalk; getting mixed up (of different topics in a conversation); confusion; (talking at) cross-purposes
oblique line; forward slash
defensive perimeter; defence line; defense line; precaution; safeguard; safety measure
line drawing
heartstrings; koto string
(on the) right track; (on the) right lines
main line; trunk line
beauty of slender female legs
track number; platform number; wire gauge
red line; red-light district (marked by a red line on police maps); non-legal public road (denoted by a red line on cadastral maps; sometimes no longer physically existing)
outside telephone line; outer circle
vertical line; vertical bar (symbol); bar line
sunlight; rays of the Sun
international air route
railway line operated by the Ministry of Railways; city electric train operated by the Ministry of Railways
loop line; (transportation) belt line
batting line-up; batting order
opposite lane; oncoming lane; opposite side of the road
the whole (railway) line; the entire (bus) route; all lines; all routes; the whole front (in war); all fronts
warning line; police cordon
shaft line; axis
criminal investigation
centre line; center line; central line
overhead wires; elevated railway
dotted line; perforated line
copper line; copper wire
branch line
single track (railway); single line; solid wire; solid-core wire; single-strand wire
domestic air route; domestic airline (company)
line segment
rifling marks on a fired bullet
ruled line; rule; chart; crease; score; border
line of force
supply line; line of communications
outline; contour line; border line
overhead power line; aerial wiring; overhead line (for trains, trams, etc.); overhead wire
conventional train line (esp. non-Shinkansen)
points and lines
run (in a stocking)
cordon; boundary to restrict public access; materials used to mark a cordon
wavy line
grid-line (e.g. in spreadsheet); enclosing line
main battle line; primary front
crosshairs; cross hairs
far-infrared rays; far-infrared radiation; FIR
platform no. 2; track 2
exclusive line (communications); dedicated line
nasolabial fold; smile line; laugh line
railroad operating over private tracks
underline; underscore
shamisen; samisen; three-stringed Japanese lute
line; a streak
contour line; contour
saturated linework; concentrated linework
strong-nerved; decisive
loop line; circle line; circle route
high-voltage wire
broken line; dashed line
staff; stave
double track; two-track line
line symmetry; reflection symmetry; axial symmetry
arc (of a circle)
blue line; area around a red-light district where illegal prostitution occurred (marked on police maps by a blue line; 1940s-1956); non-legal public waterway (denoted by a blue line on cadastral maps; sometimes no longer physically existing)
backlight (in photography, etc.); illumination (of the subject) from behind
backlight (in photography, etc.); illumination (of the subject) from behind
straight line
line of discontinuity; (weather) front
additional line
scan line (e.g. TV)
line along which to cut something off; perforated line; dotted line
cutting-plane line
polyline; broken line; zigzag; polygonal line
both (railway) tracks; (both) up and down tracks (lines)
pregnancy stretch mark; striae gravidarum
up line; in-bound line
down line; outbound line
magnetic field line; magnetic flux line; line of magnetic force
resistance level (e.g. in share prices); resistance wire; line of resistance
heating element; electrically-heated wire
perpendicular line; vertical line
sidetrack; siding; lateral line (of a fish)
platform no. 2; track 2
to be on the right track; to go well
starting lines in the ring
siding; sidetrack; turnout
dose (of radioactivity)
median; midline
(railway) siding; service line; service wire
dividing line; parting line; separation line
nichrome wire
impressive; tough
diagram; chart
new railway line
parallel railways
lead (electronics)
38th parallel (that demarcates North Korea and South Korea)
38th parallel (that demarcates North Korea and South Korea)
meridian; longitude
playing field boundary (comp. karuta)
core wire; conductor
spiral (railway); spiral loop; curved railway line used to ascend steep hills
reference line; base line; baseline; datum line
heavy line (for emphasis); thick line; underline; border
white candlestick (in a candlestick chart); bullish candlestick
line along which to cut something off; perforated line; dotted line
dividing line; intermediate line; intermediate rays
near infrared ray; near infrared radiation
front line of (trenches for) deployed soldiers
electrical light wiring
catgut; sheepgut
line of demarcation
head line (in palm reading)
pilus; fimbria
red candlestick (in a candlestick chart); bearish candlestick; terminator (boundary between the areas of light and shadow on an object)
line graph; line chart
ridgeline; lines of a mountain ridge
ground wire; earth wire; earthed line
stranded wire; strand wire; strand; stranded cable; stranded conductor; twisted wire
train line; bus line
parallel; latitude line
line to fold along (e.g. origami, packaging); bend line
branch line; spur
underground wire or cable
finish line; goal line
overline; overscore; overbar
intelligence line (in palm reading)
magnet wire; enameled wire
Siegfried Line (German defensive line built in the late 1930s)
helix; spiral
line along which to cut something off; perforated line; dotted line
core wire; conductor
moderate line; middle-of-the-road policy line
Mees' lines
Milan belt railway
base line
shoreline; beach line
tropics (of Cancer and Capricorn); regression line
Yamanote Line (Tokyo)
linear velocity
nasolabial fold; smile line; laugh line
nasolabial fold; smile line; laugh line
line along which to cut something off; perforated line; dotted line
parallel railways
to be on the right track; to go well
to be on the right track; to go well
dividing line; demarcation line
the said line; the same line
speed lines; lines drawn to represent motion
private railway or bus line
wire rod; wire
branch line
gun rifling
harbor railroad; harbour railroad
to be on the right track; to go well
normal vector
geodesic (line)
line concentrator; line multiplexer
hidden line (in a technical drawing)
linear script (e.g. Linear A, Linear B)
carriageway marking; lane marker; compartment line; division line
radiation; radiant rays
sanshin; Okinawan traditional three-stringed instrument; precursor to the shamisen
low-water mark; low-tide line; ebb-tide line
ruled line; rule; chart; crease; score; border
bridge over a railroad (esp. a footbridge); overpass
wavy line
line along which to cut something off; perforated line; dotted line
stranded wire; strand wire; strand; stranded cable; stranded conductor; twisted wire
hidden line (in a technical drawing)
winding (coil, armature, etc.)
area which has not been designated a zoning district
Sōbu Line (Chiba-Tokyo railway)
Tropic of Capricorn
boundary; edge; break line
magnetic field line; magnetic flux line; line of magnetic force
Yamate Line (Kobe)
line integral; path integral; contour integral; curve integral
Northern Limit Line; North Limit Line; NLL; demarcation line in the Yellow Sea between North Korea and South Korea
support line; support level; supporting wire; subsidiary wire
two-wire-system
twisted pair cable
freight line; goods line
line synchronization
isobar; isopiestic line
power line; high current electrical line
Keiō Line (railway line in Tokyo)
coordinate graphics; line graphics
sheathing wire
Wallace's line (hypothetical line separating the Oriental and Australian zoogeographical regions)
zip fastener; zipper
canal ray; anode ray
Blaschko's lines
Schneeberg Railway (cog railway)
Central line (London Underground)
Piccadilly line
Circle line (London Underground)
Northern line
Bernina railway
Albula Railway
Saint-Gervais–Vallorcine railway
Schafberg Railway
Mariazell Railway
Casparian strip
Leopolda railway
Ligne de Cerdagne
Barrie line
Ligne de Sceaux
Gold Coast railway line
Great Northern Railway (Mt Isa line)
Ipswich and Rosewood railway line
Manassas Line
North Coast railway line, New South Wales
Southern Line
Main Line railway, Queensland
twisted pair cable
line element
wire strand (esp. in a wire rope); wire thread
Tōei Mita Line; Tōden Mita Line (closed 1968)
Points and Lines (1958 novel by Matsumoto Seichou)
Airport Line; Kūkō Line
coefficient of linear expansion
cross-cut; crossline; transversal; transverse line
uncompleted (railway) line
railway line; tramway line
Inbi Line (East Okayama Railway)
dark line (in a spectrum); absorption line
alignment line
line of contact; no man's land
planned (railway) line
Distant Early Warning Line (US, Canada); DEW Line
Tokyo Metro Ginza Line
weak electrical current line (e.g. intercom)
nine-dash line (demarcation line of China's territorial claims in the South China sea); nine-dotted line
striation; streak line
source of radiation; radiation source
uninsulated electrical wire; open-wire line; bare wire; bare conductor
Plimsoll line; load line; load waterline
high-water mark; high-water line; high-water shoreline
anode ray; positive ray; canal ray
rice noodle soup (Yunnan cuisine); (lit.) crossing-the-bridge noodles
vermilion line; red line
isopleth; isogram; isoline; contour line; isarithm
wire diameter
Arctic Circle (latitude)
lines in operation
Antarctic Circle (latitude)
Tropic of Cancer
Toden Arakawa Line
isocheim; isochime; isochryme; map contour connecting points with the same mean winter temperature
isogonic line; isogonal line
cable car; cable railway; funicular
stretch mark (caused by obesity); stria
Examples (16 in total)
Divide this line into twenty equal parts.
Draw a line with a ruler.
What number is the downtown train?