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線 すじ 新幹線(しんかんせん): bullet train (very high speed); Shinkansen線(せん): (1) line; stripe; stria (2) line (e.g. telephone line); wire (3) ray (e.g. X-ray); beam (4) line (e.g. of a railroad); track; route; lane (5) outline; contours; form (6) level (7) division (8) line (of action); position; approach; policy; principle (9) impression one leaves; air one gives off無線(むせん): wireless; radio線路(せんろ): line; track; roadbed直線(ちょくせん): straight line沿線(えんせん): along railway line光線(こうせん): beam; light ray電線(でんせん): (1) electric line; electric cable; power cable (2) telephone line; telegraph wire曲線(きょくせん): curve内線(ないせん): phone extension; indoor wiring; inner line幹線(かんせん): main line; trunk line三味線(しゃみせん): three-stringed Japanese guitar; shamisen地平線(ちへいせん): horizon (related to land)水平線(すいへいせん): horizon (related to sea or lakes)脱線(だっせん): (1) derailment (2) digression; deviation下線(かせん): underline; underscore点線(てんせん): dotted line; perforated line 2 糸: thread泉: spring; fountain 糸 6 (none) line Japan´s train lines are like threads that spring from Tokyo station.

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セン line, track 2 382 15 120 いと・いとへん 形声 Phonetic This kanji is used for train lines. Spiderman does a hot spring tour of Japan using the train lines. You can see the Spidey costume hanging on the washing line as he enjoys the onsen.

Kanji	線
Onyomi	セン
Kunyomi	すじ
English	line, track
Examples	新幹線(しんかんせん): bullet train (very high speed); Shinkansen 線(せん): (1) line; stripe; stria (2) line (e.g. telephone line); wire (3) ray (e.g. X-ray); beam (4) line (e.g. of a railroad); track; route; lane (5) outline; contours; form (6) level (7) division (8) line (of action); position; approach; policy; principle (9) impression one leaves; air one gives off 無線(むせん): wireless; radio 線路(せんろ): line; track; roadbed 直線(ちょくせん): straight line 沿線(えんせん): along railway line 光線(こうせん): beam; light ray 電線(でんせん): (1) electric line; electric cable; power cable (2) telephone line; telegraph wire 曲線(きょくせん): curve 内線(ないせん): phone extension; indoor wiring; inner line 幹線(かんせん): main line; trunk line 三味線(しゃみせん): three-stringed Japanese guitar; shamisen 地平線(ちへいせん): horizon (related to land) 水平線(すいへいせん): horizon (related to sea or lakes) 脱線(だっせん): (1) derailment (2) digression; deviation 下線(かせん): underline; underscore 点線(てんせん): dotted line; perforated line
JLPT Level	2
Jouyou Grade	2
Frequency	382
Components	糸: thread 泉: spring; fountain
Number of Strokes	15
Kanji Radical	糸
Radical Number	120
Radical Strokes	6
Radical Reading	いと・いとへん
Traditional Form	(none)
Classification	形声 Phonetic
Keyword	line
Koohii Story 1	This kanji is used for train lines. Spiderman does a hot spring tour of Japan using the train lines. You can see the Spidey costume hanging on the washing line as he enjoys the onsen.
Koohii Story 2	Japan´s train lines are like threads that spring from Tokyo station.

Line Train E.G Telephone Wire Ray Track Electric