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列

Line

Meaning

Line, 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

Explanation

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

Context

Patterns of Use

Common Word Combinations

列ができる
a line forms
列がある
there's a line
列がつづく
the line continues
車の列
a line of cars
左の列
the left row, the left column
人の列
a line of people
列をなす
to form a line, to line up
列を作る
to form a line, to form a row
列にならぶ
to get in a line
列になる
to form a line
列に入力する
to type in the column

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

列れつ Row