Kanji
Readingせん
Frequency99%
Used in (923 in total)
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
(one's) gaze; direction in which one is looking; point of view; standpoint; line covering someone's eyes (in an edited photograph)
(weather) front; front line; forward area; action zone
to look downwards (at); to lower one's gaze; to drop one's eyes
radio (communication); wireless; not using wires
(war) front
beam; light ray
railway track; railway line; railroad; railway; track; line
front line; forefront
circuit; line
straight line
route (bus, train, air, etc.); line; line (taken by a group, organization, etc.); policy; course
horizon (related to land)
Shinkansen; bullet train
horizon (related to bodies of water)
condescending attitude; arrogant attitude; looking down on
derailment; digression; deviation
line of defence (defense); lines (as in enemy lines, etc.)
(wireless) transceiver; radio; walkie-talkie
shamisen; samisen; three-stringed Japanese lute
borderline between life and death; verge of death; deadline (boundary around a prison which prisoners were not allowed to cross)
to draw a line
to watch intently; to stare
incense stick
delineation; demarcation; drawing a line (e.g. between what's acceptable and unacceptable); (measuring) ruler
coastline; shoreline; coastal railway
parallel lines; remaining far apart (e.g. in discussions); not reaching an agreement
linear; rectilinear; straight-line; straightforward; simple
heated wire; infrared rays; heat rays
to cross the line; to go too far
foreshadowing; preparation; precautionary measures
infrared rays; infrared radiation
electric line; electric cable; power cable; telephone line; telegraph wire
ridgeline; lines of a mountain ridge
extension of a straight line; (conclusion) following as an extension of (an argument)
lifeline; matter of life or death; indispensable thing; life line (in palm reading)
traffic lane; road lane
to draw a line (between); to make a distinction (between); to distinguish (between)
ultraviolet rays; ultraviolet radiation
the front (of a battlefield); forefront
white line; linea alba (anot.)
firing line
wired; cabled; communication by wire
toy fireworks; sparklers
common front; united front
phone extension; indoor wiring; inner line
distance in a straight line
frontline (military) base; forward base; outpost
streamline shape; aerodynamic shape
main road; main thoroughfare
to strike a chord; to tug at one's heartstrings; to resonate
sensitive; fragile; feeble; indecisive
alongside a railway line, bus route, major thoroughfare, etc.
on the line; borderline
to draw the line; to set a boundary; to make a clear distinction
abandoned railway line; closed railway line; discontinued line
leaving the front line; retiring from the game; deserting the battle
line of flow
track maintenance
to take precautions; to set a guard against attack
disconnection; interruption; burn-out
crossed wires or lines (of communication); confusion
oblique line; forward slash
horizontal line
conducting wire
defensive perimeter; defence line; defense line; precaution; safeguard; safety measure
line drawing
heartstrings; koto string
(on the) right track
main line; trunk line
track number
outside telephone line; outer circle
beauty of slender female legs
red line; red-light district (marked by a red line on police maps); non-legal public road (denoted by a red line on cadastral maps; sometimes no longer physically existing)
iron (steel) wire; Chinese clematis; Clematis florida; leather flower
Western Front (of WWI)
route map (buses, trains, etc.)
to be on the right track; to be close enough
batting lineup (line-up)
bus on a regular route; fixed-route bus; transit bus
vertical line; bar line (e.g. in music)
main line; trunk line
change in a bus route; change in policy; policy change (reversal)
mosquito coil; anti-mosquito incense
established (existing) policy (procedure(s))
sunlight; rays of the Sun
looking straight at the camera; paying attention to the camera
government railway line
top notch; first rate; top-of-the-line; leading
international air route
loop line; (transportation) belt line
staff notation
opposite lane; oncoming lane; opposite side of the road
the whole line; all lines; the whole ship
criminal investigation
warning line; police cordon
shaft line; axis
flow line; streamline; lines representing the flow of a fluid
opposite lane; oncoming lane; opposite side of the road
centre line; center line; central line
hard wiring
overhead wires; elevated railway
black line; linea nigra; pregnancy line
to be out of danger
dotted line; perforated line
bright line
to be on the right track; to go well
branch line
heartstrings; innermost soul
to offer incense (for a departed person); to light an incense stick
leased line; private circuit; private line
single track (railway); single line; solid wire; solid-core wire; single-strand wire
copper line; copper wire
domestic air route; domestic airline (company)
ditch next to railway track
to consider another's point of view; to put oneself in someone's shoes
curvilinear beauty; curvaceousness
rifling marks on a fired bullet
line segment
underline; side line (equivalent to underlining in vertically written text)
supply line; line of communications
ruled line; rule; chart; crease; score; border
to foreshadow; to drop a hint (of things to come); to take precautionary measures; to make contingency plans
outline; contour line; border line
line of force
entering a track (of a train); arrival of a train (at a platform); passing the post (horseracing); crossing the finish line
overhead power line; aerial wiring; overhead line (for trains, trams, etc.); overheard wire
conventional train line (esp. non-Shinkansen)
railroad track; rail line
cordless telephone; wireless telephone
points and lines
fibre; fiber; textile
run (in a stocking)
grid-line (e.g. in spreadsheet); enclosing line
straight course; straight-way; a straight
platform no. 2; track 2
(drawn) line; line in a drawing
far-infrared rays; far-infrared radiation; FIR
exclusive line (communications); dedicated line
nasolabial fold; smile line; laugh line
wavy line
railroad operating over private tracks
underline; underscore
humming a samisen tune
contour (line); isohypse
popular line (of goods); products predicted to sell well
revealing something that was foreshadowed earlier in the story
line; a streak
shamisen; samisen; three-stringed Japanese lute
high-voltage wire
strong-nerved; decisive
hyperbolic curve; hyperbola
muscle fiber; muscle fibre
lane change; changing lanes
broken line; dashed line
staff; stave
passing lane; outside lane; fast lane
double track; two-track line
saturated linework; concentrated linework
wireless-activated disaster warning system
arc (of a circle)
blue line; area around a red-light district where illegal prostitution occurred (marked on police maps by a blue line) (1940s-1956); non-legal public waterway (denoted by a blue line on cadastral maps; sometimes no longer physically existing)
meridian; meridian line
line symmetry; reflection symmetry; axial symmetry
non-linear; nonlinear
underlined part
(following) a pragmatic (policy) line (approach)
backlight (in photography, etc.); illumination (of the subject) from behind
line along which to cut something off; perforated line; dotted line
(weather-related) line of discontinuity
cherry blossom front
additional line
scan line (e.g. TV)
straight line
pregnancy stretch mark; striae gravidarum
both (railway) tracks; (both) up and down tracks (lines)
radio equipment; facility that can transmit radio waves (as defined in Japan's radio law)
actinomycete; actinomycetes; ray fungus
polyline; broken line; zigzag; polygonal line
expansion policy; road to expansion
bus route; bus line
radiology technician; radiographer
resistance level (e.g. in share prices); resistance wire; line of resistance
tangent line; tangential line
line of magnetic force
up line; in-bound line
landline telephone; fixed-line telephone
heating element; electrically-heated wire
incense holder; incense burner
down line; outbound line
optical communications line; optical network
sidetrack; siding; lateral line (of a fish)
loop line; circle line; circle route
nerve fiber; nerve fibre
to be on the right track; to go well
condescending attitude; arrogant attitude; looking down on
perpendicular line; vertical line
a sidetrack; a turnout
starting lines in the ring
dose (of radioactivity)
(railway) siding; service line; service wire
dividing line; parting line; separation line
impressive; tough
nichrome wire
new railway line
overloading an electrical circuit; piggybacked electrical outlet; "octopus outlet"
parallel railways
radio-controlled (plane)
aeronautical radio; aircraft radio
logistic curve; growth curve
crepuscular rays; sunbeams
lead (electronics)
four-track rail line (two in each direction); quadruple railway track
meridian; longitude
spiral (railway); spiral loop; curved railway line used to ascend steep hills
(going) the pure love stories route (in movie making)
perpendicular line
reference line; base line; baseline; datum line
heavy line (for emphasis); thick line; underline; border
white candlestick (in a candlestick chart); bullish candlestick
radiation damage; radiation injury; radiation hazard
to be on the right track; to go well
front line of (trenches for) deployed soldiers
autumn rain front; fall rain front
dividing line; intermediate line; intermediate rays
near infrared ray; near infrared radiation
electrical light wiring
catgut; sheepgut
policy of reconciliation
line of demarcation
radio (wireless) operator; radioman
head line (in palm reading)
hard line; hard-line; tough line; hawkish line
radiation sickness; radiation disease
pilus; fimbria
loss-making line (railway, bus, etc.); unprofitable route
red candlestick (in a candlestick chart); bearish candlestick
analog line (circuit)
ground wire; earth wire; earthed line
stranded wire; strand wire; strand; stranded cable; stranded conductor; twisted wire
money brought to a funeral; incense money; fee for a geisha's time
train line; bus line
radiatio; radial structure; radiation (in anatomy, etc.)
line graph; line chart
across the tracks (of a bridge, etc.); over the tracks
line to fold along (e.g. origami, packaging); bend line
line judge; linesman
branch line; spur
underground wire or cable
policy of using dialogue instead of confrontation
policy change (reversal)
along the route (line)
overline; overscore; overbar
watershed; divide
(cherry) blossom front; flower front
intelligence line (in palm reading)
number line (e.g. on a graph); real number line
magnet wire; enameled wire
Siegfried Line (German defensive line built before World War II)
high-speed lane; fast lane
acute radiation syndrome; ARS; acute radiation damage
undersea cable (communications, power); submarine cable
section of track
helix; spiral
moderate line; middle-of-the-road policy line
stationary weather front
internal wiring (within a building)
Mees' lines
Milan belt railway
to rule a line; to draw a line
base line
toy fireworks; sparklers
medical radiographer; radiological technologist
shoreline; beach line
tropics (of Cancer and Capricorn); regression line
linear velocity
wireless local area network; wireless LAN; WLAN
dividing line; demarcation line
line network; trunk network
area around a red-light district where illegal prostitution occurred (marked on police maps by a blue line) (1940s-1956)
line capacity; circuit capacity
generating line; bus
particle horizon of the observable universe
private railway or bus line
broken line
wire rod; wire
measuring line (surveying)
low dose (e.g. radiation)
branch line
gun rifling
area around a red-light district where illegal prostitution occurred (marked on police maps by a blue line) (1940s-1956)
weak-hearted approach; soft line; easier way (route)
harbor railroad; harbour railroad
conic curve; conic section
sanshin; Okinawan traditional three-stringed instrument; precursor to the shamisen
line of electric force
telecommunications carrier; PTT
Nematoda (phylum of roundworms)
government emergency radio system for disaster prevention and relief
connection fee; interconnection fees
normal vector
circulation planning flow planning
geodesic (line)
red-light district (marked by a red line on police maps)
DCE; Data Circuit Termination Equipment; Digital Service Unit; line terminating equipment; DSU; LTE
radioactive small source
ultraviolet treatment; ultraviolet light therapy
line concentrator; line multiplexer
closed-circuit television; community antenna television; CATV; pay TV
secant line
distribution frame; plugboard
linear script (e.g. Linear A, Linear B)
railroad (bus) lines (routes) in operation; business plan (policy)
carriageway marking; lane marker; compartment line; division line
roadside land prices; price of land adjoining a major road, used to calculate inheritance and gift taxes
(climbing) lane for slower traffic
radiation; radiant rays
low-water mark; low-tide line; ebb-tide line
underground cable
uninsulated electrical wire; open-wire line; bare wire; bare conductor
fascicle; fiber bundle; fibre bundle
winding (coil, armature, etc.)
cellulose; fibrin
the Tropic of Capricorn
molecular beam epitaxy; MBE
boundary; edge; break line
constant linear velocity; CLV
line integral; path integral; contour integral; curve integral
IDF; Intermediate Division Frame
(cherry) blossom front; flower front
leased line; private circuit; private line
autumn foliage front; fall foliage front
radio call sign; radio call letters
physical line; physical circuit
air dose (esp. radioactivity)
linear interpolation; straight-line interpolation
software-defined radio; SDR
radio operator
(adopting) a popular line; (taking) a populist line
radio communication operator
air dose rate (esp. radioactivity)
on the verge of starvation; at the point of starving
autumn rain front; fall rain front
lower support level (esp. share prices); lower support line
corpus striatum; striatum
metallic line; metallic circuit
communications line resale
Northern Limit Line; North Limit Line; NLL; demarcation line in the Yellow Sea between North Korea and South Korea
short-range wireless communication; near field communication; NFC
aberration; aberrant behavior; eccentric (erratic) behavior; indulging in an escapade
high-growth track; higher growth path
support line; support level; supporting wire; subsidiary wire
radial velocity; line-of-sight velocity
two-wire-system
twisted pair cable
line synchronization
radiation-induced polymerization; radiation polymerization
trunk coupling unit; trunk connecting unit; TCU
linear motor; linear induction motor
isobar; isopiestic line
line type; line classification
hidden line removal; hidden line elimination
train derailment due to a concurrence of causes
power line; high current electrical line
growth path; route to growth
chart (esp. stock market, commodity prices, etc.)
fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva (disease of the connective tissue); FOP
coordinate graphics; line graphics
printed circuit; printed wiring
principal diagonal; main diagonal
speed lines; lines drawn to represent motion
sheathing wire
Wallace's line (hypothetical line separating the Oriental and Australian zoogeographical regions)
zip fastener; zipper
Schneeberg Railway (cog railway)
Central line (London Underground)
Piccadilly line
Circle line (London Underground)
Northern line
Bernina railway
Albula Railway
Saint-Gervais–Vallorcine railway
Schafberg Railway
Mariazell Railway
Casparian strip
Leopolda railway
Ligne de Cerdagne
Barrie line
Ligne de Sceaux
Gold Coast railway line
Great Northern Railway (Mt Isa line)
Ipswich and Rosewood railway line
Manassas Line
North Coast railway line, New South Wales
Southern Line
Main Line railway, Queensland
unshielded twisted pair; UTP
logarithmic spiral; equiangular spiral
public line (as opposed to a private or leased line)
ultra wideband radio; ultra-wide band; UWB; ultraband
International Commission on Radiological Protection; ICRP
line element
foot of a perpendicular line
linear polarization; linearly polarized light
railway (railroad) maintenance personnel
coefficient of linear expansion
radiation genetics; study of the effects of radiation on genes
(railway, bus, highway) route designed or designated to meet a specific problem; countermeasure program (policy)
pencil (of light rays)
MDF; Main Division Frame
acute radiation syndrome; ARS; acute radiation sickness
hidden line
panoramic radiography; panoramic x-ray photography
cross-cut; crossline; transversal; transverse line
uncompleted (railway) line
linear rainband; lengthy band of rain
five-line musical notation; Western musical notation based on the five-line staff
printed wiring board; PWB
dark-line (spectrum)
mould room technician (radiology)
radiation meter (e.g. Geiger counter); particle detector; radiation detector
line of contact; no man's land
alignment line
planned (railway) line
Distant Early Warning Line (US, Canada); DEW Line
weak electrical current line (e.g. intercom)
byungjin line; North Korean policy of simultaneous development of its economy and nuclear weapons program
acute radiation syndrome; ARS; acute radiation sickness
nematomorph; horsehair worm; gordian worm; hair worm (any of the parasitic nematode-like worms of phylum Nematomorpha)
nine-dash line (demarcation line of China's territorial claims in the South China sea); nine-dotted line
sinusoid; sine curve
Koch curve; Koch snowflake; Koch island
clothoid; Euler's spiral; Cornu's spiral
(adopting) a publicity (an advertising) policy; a propaganda line
striation; streak line
linear mapping; linear map
source of radiation; radiation source
Plimsoll line; load line; load waterline
chain line; dot-dash line
high-water mark; high-water line; high-water shoreline
rice noodle soup (Yunnan cuisine); (lit.) crossing-the-bridge noodles
Purkinje fibre; Purkinje fiber
anode ray; positive ray; canal ray
spiral line; line vortex; vortex line; circumvolution
isopleth; isogram; isoline; contour line; isarithm
Arctic Circle (latitude)
wire diameter
calibration curve; standard curve; analytical curve
Yunnan–Burma Railway
lines in operation
Tropic of Cancer
Antarctic Circle (latitude)
alignment with the Western powers of America and Europe
isocheim; isochime; isochryme; map contour connecting points with the same mean winter temperature
banana equivalent dose (of radiation); BED
low level radiation; low dose irradiation; low dose exposure
Plimsoll line; Plimsoll mark; load line
cosmic-ray shower; cosmic ray air shower; air shower
moderate line; middle-of-the-road line (in politics)
isogonic line; isogonal line
(taking) a flexible approach (to)
collagen fiber; collagen fibre
fibrous capsule; tunica fibrosa
fibroid; fibroid tumor; fibroid tumour
stretch mark (caused by obesity); stria
lingulate brachiopod (esp. species Lingula anatina)
pinewood nematode (Bursaphelenchus xylophilus)