漢字道KANJIDO

15 strokesRadical

9Elementary year 215 strokesRadical
On
セン
Kun
Meaning
line

Origin

ORIGIN

A thread (糸) stretching long — a line.

Stroke order

STROKE ORDER

Readings and examples

OFFICIAL READINGS

セン線路・点線・光線

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

Compounds

COMPOUNDS

  • 電線でんせん

    electric wire

  • 直線ちょくせん

    straight line

Example

EXAMPLE

A sentence using this kanji

まっすぐな 線を ひきます。

I draw a straight line.

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