Meaning

Primary

Line

Alternatives

Queue, Row

Word Type

independent noun

Explanation

When things are put in a row they end up forming a line. This can be a line of people or a line of random stuff.

Reading

れつ
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

This has the same reading as the kanji you learned, meaning you know the reading!

Context

Common Word Combinations

  • 列がつづく

    the line continues

    列がある

    there's a line

    列ができる

    a line forms

Context Sentences

チケットを買うために列にならびました。

I stood in line to buy tickets.

そのレジの前には長い列ができていました。

A long line had formed in front of the cash register.

え、テイラースイフトのコンサート、前から二列目だったんですか?

What? Were you in the second row at Taylor Swift's concert?

Kanji Composition