noun
Refers to a horizontal line of text, a row in a table, or a verse in poetry. Common in everyday contexts.
このページの3行目を読んでください。
Please read the third line of this page.
表の行と列を確認する。
Check the rows and columns of the table.
noun
carya (austerities); samskara (formations)
Buddhist technical terms. 行 (carya) refers to religious austerities or practices; 行 (samskara) refers to mental formations, one of the five aggregates. Rare outside Buddhist contexts.
仏教では、行は修行や精神的な形成を指す。
In Buddhism, 行 refers to religious practice or mental formations.
noun
semi-cursive script; running style
Abbreviation of 行書 (ぎょうしょ), a semi-cursive style of writing Chinese characters. Used mainly in calligraphy contexts.
See also: 行書
この書道作品は行で書かれている。
This calligraphy work is written in the semi-cursive style.
行 is the abbreviation; 行書 is the full term for the semi-cursive script.
列 means 'column', while 行 means 'row' or 'line'.
The kanji 行 originally depicts a crossroads, symbolizing movement or action. The reading ぎょう is the Sino-Japanese on'yomi, used in many compound words. The specific meanings derive from classical Chinese usage.