Kanji

列

file, row, rank, tier, column

Kanji

Grade

Grade 3

Strokes

6 strokes

Radical

リ部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

レツ, レ

Nanori (Name Reading)

しげ, つら, とく, のぶ

Common Readings

レツ

Example sentences

列 れつ
チケットを買うために長い列に並んだ。

I stood in a long line to buy tickets.

店 みせ
あの店はいつも客の長い列ができている。

That shop always has a long line of customers.

列車 れっしゃ
急行列車が駅に到着した。

The express train arrived at the station.

振る ふる
彼女は列車に向かって手を振った。

She waved her hand toward the train.

行列 ぎょうれつ
人気のアイスクリーム屋の前に行列ができている。

There is a queue in front of the popular ice cream shop.

横目 よこめ
彼は長い行列を横目に、店の中へ入っていく。

He walked past the long queue and entered the shop.

隊列 たいれつ
兵士たちは隊列を整えて行進した。

The soldiers arranged their formation and marched.

整列 せいれつ
学生たちは校庭に一列に整列した。

The students lined up in a row in the schoolyard.

一列 いちれつ
生徒たちは一列に並んだ。

The students stood in a single line.

羅列 られつ
この資料は単なる数字の羅列に過ぎない。

This document is nothing more than a listing of numbers.

Example Vocabulary

列

れつ

line; queue; row

列車

れっしゃ

train

行列

ぎょうれつ

line; queue; procession; matrix (mathematics)

隊列

たいれつ

formation; line; file

整列

せいれつ

lining up; alignment; standing in a row

一列

いちれつ

a row; a line; a single file

序列

じょれつ

羅列

られつ

enumeration; listing

最前列

さいぜんれつ

同列

どうれつ

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