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列
Line, Row
JLPT N3
Interesting Fact
The kanji 列 appears in words like 行列 (queue), 列車 (train), and 一列 (one line). It refers to people or objects arranged in an orderly row.
Memory Trick
Imagine PEOPLE standing in a LONG LINE waiting for a popular restaurant. That neat ROW is 列.
Readings
Onyomi: レツ (retsu)
Kunyomi:
Example Words
行列
ぎょうれつ (gyouretsu)
Queue
列車
れっしゃ (ressha)
Train
一列
いちれつ (ichiretsu)
One row
整列
せいれつ (seiretsu)
Lining up
Example Sentence
みんな 列に 並んでいます。
みんな れつに ならんでいます。
minna retsu ni narandeimasu
Everyone is standing in line.