列

• 読み: れつ
• ローマ字: retsu
• 漢字の分解: 列 (retsu) — line, row, queue
• 発音: /ɾe.t͡sɯ/

意味

Line; queue; row. A sequence of people or things arranged in order.

A noun used for any ordered arrangement — queues at shops, rows of seats, or columns in a table. Japanese culture places great importance on orderly queuing, and 列に並ぶ (stand in line) is a fundamental social norm. Also used in 行列 (procession, long queue).

例文

1. ラーメン屋の前に長い列ができていた。
2. 列に並んで順番を待ちましょう。
3. 座席は前から三列目がいい。

使い方ガイド

場面: daily life, events, transportation

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

The kanji 列 depicts a knife (刂) cutting something apart in sequence, representing the concept of arranging things in a row or series.

文化的背景

時代: Ancient

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal