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What does 線 (せん, sen) mean?

線 (せん, sen) means line, stroke; wire, (railway) line.

Quick facts
Readingせん
Romajisen
Part of speechnoun, noun suffix
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N4
せん
N4 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonsen

line, stroke; wire, (railway) line

  1. 1noun · noun suffix line; stripe; stria
  2. 2noun · noun suffix line (e.g. telephone line); wire
  3. 3noun · noun suffix ray (e.g. X-ray); beam
  4. 4noun · noun suffix line (e.g. of a railroad); track; route
  5. 5noun · noun suffix outline; contours; form

Example sentences

  • Which line do I take to get to Shinjuku?

  • Please draw a red line here.

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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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