列
列·file, row, rank
- On-yomi
- れつれ
- Kun-yomi
- none
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Stroke order
Write it in this order; the numbers mark where each stroke starts.
Common words
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 列 | れつ | line, row, queue |
| 行列 | ぎょうれつ | queue, procession |
| 列車 | れっしゃ | train |
| 整列 | せいれつ | lining up, forming a row |
Example sentences
人気の店の前に長い列ができていました。
にんきのみせのまえにながいれつができていました。
There was a long queue in front of the popular shop.
列車は十時に駅を出発します。
れっしゃはじゅうじにえきをしゅっぱつします。
The train leaves the station at ten.
Similar-looking kanji
Do not confuse these on the exam.
Common mistakes
- Reading 列車 as れつしゃ — it doubles: れっしゃ
- Using 列車 for a commuter train; everyday trains are 電車
Memory aid
Picture it
Bones 歹 and a knife 刂: pieces cut apart and laid out neatly side by side — a row.
Vocabulary using this kanji
- 列車れっしゃtrain (as a service)
- 列れつline, queue, row, column
- 列島れっとうarchipelago, chain of islands
- 行列ぎょうれつqueue, line, procession; matrix (mathematics)
- 年功序列ねんこうじょれつseniority system
- 列挙れっきょenumeration, listing
- 羅列られつenumeration, listing (without order)
- 配列はいれつarrangement; layout; ordering; array (programming)
- 陳列ちんれつexhibition; display; putting on show
- 整列せいれつstanding in a row; forming a line; lining up
- 並列へいれつarranging side by side; parallel (connection or processing)
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