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行列

Line


Meaning

Line, Queue, Matrix

Word Type

noun

Explanation

You know the two words that make up this word, 行 and 列, and they both have similar meanings: a line and a row. Put them together and you have a line or a queue. This usually means a line of people waiting for their turn, for example to enter a restaurant. It can be also used for a line that marches, like a line in a parade. In a mathematics context, it can refer to a matrix, which makes sense because they're lines and rows of numbers and stuff.


Reading

ぎょうれつ

Explanation

This word takes the readings of the two words that make it up, so you should be lining up to read it!


Context

Patterns of Use

Common Word Combinations

  • 行列ができる

    a line is formed

    行列がある

    there's a line

  • 行列を作る

    to form a line

    行列を見る

    to see a line

    行列を用いる

    to utilize a matrix

  • 長い行列

    a long line

    すごい行列

    a very long line

    ものすごい行列

    an extremely long line

  • 人の行列

    a line of people

    車の行列

    a line of cars

    アリの行列

    a line of ants

    トイレの行列

    a line for the bathroom

Context Sentences

行列のできるラーメン屋を見つけた。

I found a ramen restaurant that has a line.

あ、アリの行列だ!

Oh, a line of ants!

コンサートのチケットを買うために、夜中から行列にならびました。

I lined up in a queue at midnight to buy concert tickets.

今日は数学のクラスで行列について学びました。

I learned about matrices today in math class.


Kanji Composition