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列
row · line · rank · queue
N2On: れつ
Memory Aid
The left part of 列 looks like people standing in a line, and the right part (刀, sword) is cutting or dividing them into a precise, orderly line.
'RETSU' sounds like 'LET'S' — 'LET'S get in a LINE!'
Vocabulary
列車れっしゃtrain
行列ぎょうれつline, procession, queue
整列せいれつformation of a line, alignment
列島れっとうarchipelago, chain of islands
Example Sentences
電車がホームに到着し、乗客が**一列**に並んだ。
The train arrived at the platform, and the passengers lined up in a single file.
人気店の前にはいつも長い**行列**ができている。
There is always a long line in front of the popular store.
選手たちはグラウンドで**整列**した。
The athletes lined up on the ground.
この**列車**は大阪行きです。
This train is bound for Osaka.