“Line” or “Stripe” in Japanese kanji, and the Stroke Order and Meanings of Kanji “線”
Japanese Jouyou-kanji “線” means “Stria”, “Wire or “Track” etc.
Jouyou Kanji “線”
Jouyou Kanji “線” Stroke Order
| Stroke # | 15 Strokes |
|---|---|
| On-Yomi | せん(sen) |
| Kun-Yomi | すじ(suji) |
| いと(ito) | |
| Meanings | Thread, String |
| Line, Narrow path, Railway | |
| Border line, Boundary |
Kanji words which contain Kanji “線”, and their meanings
| Words | Meanings |
|---|---|
| 線画(せんが-se n ga) | Line drawing, Line art |
| 線香(せんこう-se n ko u) | Incense stick, Joss stick |
| 線香花火(せんこうはなび-se n ko u ha na bi) | Toy fireworks, Sparklers |
| 線状(せんじょう-se n n jo u) | Linear, Line-like, Thready |
| 線条(せんじょう-se n jo u) | Line, Streak |
| 線描(せんびょう-se n byo u) | Line drawing |
| 線路(せんろ-se n ro) | Rail track, Railway track, Train tracks |
| 幹線(かんせん-ka n se n) | Trunk line, Main line |
| 曲線(きょくせん-kyo ku se n) | Curve, Curved line |
| 光線(こうせん-ko u se n) | Ray of light, Beam |
| 支線(しせん-shi se n) | Branch line |
| 死線(しせん-shi se n) | Life‐or‐death crisis, Being close to death |
| 視線(しせん-shi se n) | Line of sight |
| 垂線(すいせん-su i se n) | Perpendicular line |
| 水平線(すいへいせん-su i he i se n) | Horizontal line, Horizon |
| 生命線(せいめいせん-se i me i se n) | ① Lifeline, Matter of life or death, Indispensable thing, ② Life line (in palm reading) |
| 戦線(せんせん-se n se n) | Battle line, Front, Battlefront |
| 全線(ぜんせん-ze n se n) | ① Wole railway line, Entire bus route, All lines, All routes, ② Whole front (in war), All fronts |
| 前線(ぜんせん-ze n se n) | Front line, Battlefront, Forward area |
| 脱線(だっせん-da sse n) | ① Derailment, Out of track ② Digression, Deviation |
| 単線(たんせん-ta n se n) | ① Single track railway, Single line, ② Solid wire, Solid-core wire, Single-strand wire |
| 水平線(すいへいせん-su i he i se n) | Horizontal line, Horizon |
| 直線(ちょくせん-cho ku se n) | Straight line |
| 点線(てんせん-te n se n) | Dotted line, Perforated line |
| 電線(でんせん-de n se n) | Power line, Power cable, Electrical wire, Electric line, Electric cable |
| 伏線(ふくせん-fu ku se n) | Advance hint, Covert reference, Foreshadowing |
| 複線(ふくせん-fu ku se n) | Double track, Two-track line |
| 本線(ほんせん-ho n se n) | Main line, Main track |
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