Vocabulary

What does 列 (れつ, retsu) mean?

列 (れつ, retsu) means row, line.

Quick facts
Readingれつ
Romajiretsu
Part of speechnoun
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N3
れつ
N3 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonretsu

row, line

  1. 1noun row; line; file
  2. 2noun group (of peers); ranks (of); company (of)
  3. 3noun sequence
  4. 4noun series (taxonomic rank)
  5. 5counter counter for rows

Example sentences

  • A long line has formed.

  • Everyone, please line up in a single row.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

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