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Kanji Detail for 線 - "line, wire, route"

  • Meaning

    線 means "line, wire, route."

    1. Line - A thread; a string; a wire.

    2. Route - A path; a course; a railway.

    3. Beam - A ray of light; a stripe.

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    line; track

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    thread, line, wire; clue

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    thread; string; wire; line; CL:條|条[tiao2],股[gu3],根[gen1]; (after a number) tier (unofficial ranking of a Chinese city)

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    line, thread, wire; clue, trail

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    Thread made from silk, hemp, and such. Used for sewing. | The boundary of a surface. In geometry, what has length but no width is called a line. Such as straight lines, curved lines. | All paths that must be followed from here to there are called 線. Such as routes, shipping lines. | The approach to investigating secrets is called 線索 (clue). Also abbreviated as 線. Such as saying grass snakes and ash lines. Colloquially, those who track bandits are also called 眼線 (informants). | New silk floss. Also written as 綿. See "絮" for reference. | Long and continuous. | Has the meaning of soft and weak.
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Sentences including

  • I think you're on the right track.

  • Her eyes fell on the baby.

  • It's going nicely !

  • Sometimes i get out of line.

  • I became aware of someone looking at me.

  • His english is coming along pretty well.

  • She turned her eyes away.

  • Can i make an outside call by this phone?

  • Where is the end of this line?

  • The traffic accident took place on the highway.

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