Vocab Info

N4 Noun, Noun suffix

(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

    Dictionary Definition

    Common

    1. Noun, Noun suffix

      1.

      line, stripe, stria

    2. Noun, Noun suffix

      2.

      line (e.g. telephone line), wire

    3. Noun, Noun suffix

      3.

      ray (e.g. X-ray), beam

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    4. Noun, Noun suffix

      4.

      line (e.g. of a railroad), track, route, lane

    5. Noun, Noun suffix

      5.

      outline, contours, form

    6. Noun, Noun suffix

      6.

      level

    7. Noun, Noun suffix

      7.

      division

    8. Noun, Noun suffix

      8.

      line (of action), position, approach, policy, principle

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    9. Noun, Noun suffix

      9.

      impression one leaves, air one gives off

    All Forms

    線 【せん】

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    Examples

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      黒板(こくばん)にチョークで(ふと)(せん)()く。

      She will draw a thick line on the blackboard with chalk.

      • N4

      定規(じょうぎ)使(つか)って()()ぐな(せん)()きなさい!

      Use a ruler to draw a straight line!

      • N4

      算数(さんすう)問題(もんだい):「その()(ほん)(せん)(つく)っている角度(かくど)(はか)りなさい。」

      Math problem: 'Measure the angle those two lines make.'

      • N4

      書類(しょるい)文字(もじ)訂正(ていせい)する(さい)は、()(ほん)(せん)()いて修正(しゅうせい)してください。

      When correcting text on the document, please draw two lines to fix it.

      • N3

      妊娠(にんしん)出産(しゅっさん)をしたせいで、(いま)まで自慢(じまん)だった(からだ)(せん)(くず)れてしまった。

      Pregnancy and childbirth have destroyed the lines of my body, of which I used to be so proud.

      • N3
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