せん
Meanings
Noun
1. 細長く連続するもの。すじ。
2. 幾何学で、点と点を結ぶ経路。
3. 輪郭線。
4. 導線。電線。電話線。
5. 光線。放射線。
6. 道路。鉄道やバスなどの路線。
7. 方針。道筋。
8. 種類。タイプ。
9. 可能性。公算。
10. 対象となるかならないかの境目。区切り。
11. 水準。質。
12. 体型や言動から受ける印象。
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① 目の方向。② あるものをじっと見ること。
① 目の方向。視線。② 観点。特に、主体が一般人や大衆的な者、相対的な弱者である場合に用いる。
① 敵陣に最も近く、直接交戦する所。② 異なる気団の境界面が地表と交わる線。
① 電気製品において、(従来は互いに配線をしていた仕組みが)配線をせずに電力や信号が届くようになっている仕組み。電波、光などが用いられる。ワイヤレス。② 無線通信の短縮語。③ アマチュア無線の短縮語。
① 戦闘の最前線。② 政治運動や社会運動における闘争の場。
front line; forefront
circuit; line
① 無限に真っ直ぐ伸びた線。
① 曲がった線。
① 国境や行政区域、土地などの境界を定めた線。
horizon (related to land)
① 海と空との境界がなす線。② 重力と垂直な方向に伸びる線。水平な線。
line of defence (defense); lines (as in enemy lines, etc.)
shamisen; samisen; three-stringed Japanese lute
to draw a line
borderline between life and death; verge of death; deadline (boundary around a prison which prisoners were not allowed to cross)
incense stick
delineation; demarcation; drawing a line (e.g. between what's acceptable and unacceptable); (measuring) ruler
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
infrared rays; infrared radiation
① 山の頂と頂とを結んで続く線。
traffic lane; road lane
lifeline; matter of life or death; indispensable thing; life line (in palm reading)
① X線よりも波長が長く、可視光線よりも波長が短い電磁波。目には見えない。日焼けの原因となる。DNAを損傷する作用があり、殺菌灯に用いられる。
① 白い線。② 鉄道の駅のプラットフォームにあり、乗客の安全のため、列車への乗降時以外はそれより外に出ないように目安として引いた線。
firing line
① 内線電話の略。
① 電線を使う通信方式。② 「有線放送」の略。③ 「有線電信」の略。④ 「有線電話」の略。
sensitive; fragile; feeble; indecisive
① 多角形の、隣り合わない二つの頂点を結んだ直線。
on the line; borderline
line of flow
disconnection; interruption; burn-out
① 加入電話などの通話回線で信号が干渉して漏話し、よその会話が聞こえたり、こちらの話が漏れたりすること。クロストーク。
horizontal line
① 斜めに引かれた線。
line drawing
defensive perimeter; defence line; defense line; precaution; safeguard; safety measure
① 琴の糸。② 人の心の奥。
(on the) right track
main line; trunk line
track number
① 外側の線。② 屋外の電線。③ 外部に通じる電話線。④ 外線電話の略。内線電話に相対して用いられる場合が多い。
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)
① 送電のための電線。
beauty of slender female legs
batting lineup (line-up)
vertical line; bar line (e.g. in music)
① 鉄道・道路・電話などで主要な地点を結ぶ重要な線。
government railway line
sunlight; rays of the Sun
international air route
① 宇宙空間を飛び交う高エネルギーの放射線。
loop line; (transportation) belt line
① 対向車が走る車線。
the whole line; all lines; the whole ship
shaft line; axis
criminal investigation
① ある瞬間における流れの方向と一致するような曲線。
warning line; police cordon
centre line; center line; central line
overhead wires; elevated railway
branch line
① 一定の間隔で点をつらねて線状にしたもの。
single track (railway); single line; solid wire; solid-core wire; single-strand wire
copper line; copper wire
domestic air route; domestic airline (company)
rifling marks on a fired bullet
① 直線の、ある二つの点で限られた部分。
supply line; line of communications
ruled line; rule; chart; crease; score; border
line of force
outline; contour line; border line
① 電線や電話線などの線をかけわたすこと。また、そのような線。
① 及びその後継会社のグループ、によって運航されている新幹線以外の鉄道路線。
① 糸のほつれが縦方向に線状に広がること。
points and lines
grid-line (e.g. in spreadsheet); enclosing line
platform no. 2; track 2
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
① 文字の下に水平方向に引いた線。
contour (line); isohypse
line; a streak
shamisen; samisen; three-stringed Japanese lute
high-voltage wire
strong-nerved; decisive
broken line; dashed line
staff; stave
① 複数の平行している線。対義語は単線。② [比喩] (語釈1に譬えて)併存する複数の道筋。対義語は単線。③ [鉄道(広義)] 複線軌道(上り・下りの線路が並行して敷設されている軌道)が敷設されていること。また、その軌道。対義語は、鉄道における単線(単線軌道)。④ [鉄道(狭義)] 語釈3のうち、上りと下りの2本で構成される複線軌道のみを指す。複々線・三複線・四複線などの他の複線軌道と区別される。対義語は、鉄道における単線(単線軌道)。
saturated linework; concentrated linework
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)
line symmetry; reflection symmetry; axial symmetry
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
additional line
straight line
pregnancy stretch mark; striae gravidarum
both (railway) tracks; (both) up and down tracks (lines)
polyline; broken line; zigzag; polygonal line
scan line (e.g. TV)
resistance level (e.g. in share prices); resistance wire; line of resistance
up line; in-bound line
heating element; electrically-heated wire
① 磁場中の各点での接線の方向が磁場の方向と一致するように描いた曲線。
down line; outbound line
sidetrack; siding; lateral line (of a fish)
loop line; circle line; circle route
platform no. 2; track 2
① 太陽や他の恒星から放たれる光の連続スペクトルの中に現れる暗線。恒星外層や大気中の原子や分子により特定の波長の光線が吸収されて現れるもので、ある恒星と太陽系との相対速度を求めるために着目されることがある。
a sidetrack; a turnout
starting lines in the ring
perpendicular line; vertical line
① 本線から分岐して特定の場所へ引き込まれた線路。② 幹線の送電線から家庭などへ引き込んだ電線。
to be on the right track; to go well
new railway line
impressive; tough
dividing line; parting line; separation line
nichrome wire
parallel railways
lead (electronics)
meridian; longitude
dose (of radioactivity)
spiral (railway); spiral loop; curved railway line used to ascend steep hills
heavy line (for emphasis); thick line; underline; border
white candlestick (in a candlestick chart); bullish candlestick
reference line; base line; baseline; datum line
front line of (trenches for) deployed soldiers
dividing line; intermediate line; intermediate rays
near infrared ray; near infrared radiation
electrical light wiring
catgut; sheepgut
line of demarcation
head line (in palm reading)
pilus; fimbria
red candlestick (in a candlestick chart); bearish candlestick
ground wire; earth wire; earthed line
stranded wire; strand wire; strand; stranded cable; stranded conductor; twisted wire
train line; bus line
① 天気図で、気圧の等しい地点を通常4ヘクトパスカルごとに結んだ曲線。
line graph; line chart
line to fold along (e.g. origami, packaging); bend line
branch line; spur
underground wire or cable
line along which to cut something off; perforated line; dotted line
overline; overscore; overbar
intelligence line (in palm reading)
Siegfried Line (German defensive line built before World War II)
① 重力と平行な方向に伸びる線。鉛直の線。
line along which to cut something off; perforated line; dotted line
moderate line; middle-of-the-road policy line
magnet wire; enameled wire
Mees' lines
Milan belt railway
① 三角測量などで基準となる直線。② 領海、接続水域、排他的経済水域、大陸棚の幅を測定する際の基準となる線。③ 界線。
helix; spiral
shoreline; beach line
tropics (of Cancer and Capricorn); regression line
linear velocity
nasolabial fold; smile line; laugh line
nasolabial fold; smile line; laugh line
line along which to cut something off; perforated line; dotted line
parallel railways
to be on the right track; to go well
① 線分・角度等を二等分する直線。
private railway or bus line
wire rod; wire
branch line
gun rifling
harbor railroad; harbour railroad
to be on the right track; to go well
sanshin; Okinawan traditional three-stringed instrument; precursor to the shamisen
dividing line; demarcation line
① 作用点を通り、力の方向に引いた直線。
normal vector
geodesic (line)
line concentrator; line multiplexer
linear script (e.g. Linear A, Linear B)
carriageway marking; lane marker; compartment line; division line
radiation; radiant rays
low-water mark; low-tide line; ebb-tide line
ruled line; rule; chart; crease; score; border
line along which to cut something off; perforated line; dotted line
to be on the right track; to go well
stranded wire; strand wire; strand; stranded cable; stranded conductor; twisted wire
① 線分・角度等を二等分する直線。
uninsulated electrical wire; open-wire line; bare wire; bare conductor
winding (coil, armature, etc.)
the Tropic of Capricorn
boundary; edge; break line
line integral; path integral; contour integral; curve integral
Northern Limit Line; North Limit Line; NLL; demarcation line in the Yellow Sea between North Korea and South Korea
support line; support level; supporting wire; subsidiary wire
two-wire-system
twisted pair cable
line synchronization
isobar; isopiestic line
power line; high current electrical line
coordinate graphics; line graphics
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
twisted pair cable
line element
coefficient of linear expansion
cross-cut; crossline; transversal; transverse line
uncompleted (railway) line
① 光の連続スペクトルの中に現れる暗い線。
line of contact; no man's land
planned (railway) line
alignment line
Distant Early Warning Line (US, Canada); DEW Line
weak electrical current line (e.g. intercom)
nine-dash line (demarcation line of China's territorial claims in the South China sea); nine-dotted line
striation; streak line
source of radiation; radiation source
Plimsoll line; load line; load waterline
high-water mark; high-water line; high-water shoreline
rice noodle soup (Yunnan cuisine); (lit.) crossing-the-bridge noodles
anode ray; positive ray; canal ray
isopleth; isogram; isoline; contour line; isarithm
wire diameter
Arctic Circle (latitude)
Tropic of Cancer
lines in operation
Antarctic Circle (latitude)
isocheim; isochime; isochryme; map contour connecting points with the same mean winter temperature
isogonic line; isogonal line
stretch mark (caused by obesity); stria
Examples (18 in total)
Draw a line with a ruler.
This line is parallel to that.
What number is the downtown train?