線せん
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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
Pitch accent
せん
Used in vocabulary
38度線さんじゅうはちどせん
38th parallel (that demarcates North Korea and South Korea)
Noun
平へい行こう線せん
parallel lines; remaining far apart (e.g. in discussions); not reaching an agreement; views that never cross
Noun
海かい岸がん線せん
coastline; shoreline; coastal railway
Noun
最さい前ぜん線せん
front line; forefront
Noun
第だい一いっ線せん
the front (of a battlefield); forefront
Noun
水すい平へい線せん
horizon (related to bodies of water)
Noun
電でん話わ線せん
telephone line
Noun
生せい命めい線せん
lifeline; matter of life or death; indispensable thing; life line (in palm reading)
Noun
環かん状じょう線せん
loop line; (transportation) belt line
Noun
地ち平へい線せん
horizon (related to land)
Noun
線せん引ひき
(measuring) ruler
Noun
Examples44
Where is the end of this line?
I think it's by the Chuo Line.
This line marks your height.
You get on the JR Chuo Line.
Draw a line on the paper.
Draw a line on the paper.