線
line, track
Readings
On'yomi (音読み)
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
Stroke Order
15 / 15
Information
Grade:2
Strokes:15
JLPT:2
Frequency:382
Vocabulary
セン
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 沿線 | エンセン | places alongside a railway line, bus route, major thoroughfare, etc. |
| 横線 | オウセン | horizontal line |
| 回線 | カイセン | circuit; line |
| 海岸線 | カイガンセン | coastline; shoreline; coastal railway |
| 幹線 | カンセン | main line; trunk line |
Other
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 一線 | いっせん | line |
| 一直線 | いっちょくせん | straight line |
| 横線 | よこせん | horizontal line |
| ３８度線 | さんじゅうはちどせん | 38th parallel (that demarcates North Korea and South Korea) |
| 線 | せん | line; stripe; stria; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad); track; route; lane; outline; contours; form; level; division; line (of action); position; approach; policy; principle; impression one leaves; air one gives off |
Visually Similar Kanji
These kanji are easily confused due to similar shapes
練
drill, gloss, polish, practice, refine, train
Grade 3JLPT 2
綿
cotton
Grade 5JLPT 2
紳
gentleman, good belt, sire
Grade 8JLPT 1
縛
arrest, bind, restrain, tie, truss
Grade 8JLPT 1
縦
height, length, self-indulgent, vertical, wayward
Grade 6JLPT 1
織
fabric, weave
Grade 5JLPT 1
複
compound, double, duplicate, multiple
Grade 5JLPT 2
紺
dark blue, navy
Grade 8JLPT 1
泉
fountain, spring
Grade 6JLPT 2
裸
naked, nude, partially clothed, uncovered
Grade 8JLPT 1