Meanings Jump to a sense… 1. row; line; queue; procession 2. group; ranks; company 3. sequence (mathematics) 4. series (taxonomic rank) 5. counter for rows Usage patterns 〈 場ば 所しょ 〉 に 列れつ ができる a line/queue forms at a place
A long line formed in front of the store.
〈 人ひと 〉 の 列れつ に 加くわ わる to join the ranks of someone
He joined the ranks of the winners.
列れつ に 並なら ぶ to stand in line/queue up
I stood in line and waited at the bus stop.
列れつ を 離はな れる to step out of / leave the line or procession
He stepped out of the line partway through to take a break.
Expressions 列れつ を 成な す form a line; queue up; line up Related words 行 refers specifically to a line of text or a row in writing, while 列 is the general word for any row, queue, or line of people or things.
並び stresses things lined up side by side, like shops on a street, whereas 列 covers any linear arrangement, including queues and processions.
列 is a general word for any row or line, while 行列 usually implies a longer, more organized queue or a formal procession.
Word family· 109 train; railway train
series; sequence; system; line · keiretsu; business group; corporate conglomeration · affiliated; subsidiary; belonging to the same group
line; queue; procession; parade · matrix
arrangement; ordering; layout · sequence; arrangement; alignment; layout · array
archipelago; chain of islands
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lining up; arranging in a row; standing side by side · parallel (electrical, computing)
front row; front seats
exhibition; display; putting on show
rank; ranking order; hierarchy
enumeration; listing; itemization
standing in a row; forming a line; alignment
series of biographies; collection of biographies
series; in series · serial; sequential
listing; enumeration; recitation
same row; same line; same file · same rank; same level; same category; same treatment
great powers; major world powers
attendance; presence
rank; file; column; formation
sequence; progression · several lines; several rows
back row; rear rank
column of cars; motorcade; convoy
line of battle; battle ranks
column; file; vertical line
permutation · lining up in order; linear arrangement
funeral procession
list; enumerate; itemize
front row; the very front row
one row; one line; a single file
two rows; double file
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Etymology The kanji 列 depicts a knife (刂 ) and bones (歹 ), originally meaning 'to cut up' or 'to arrange in order'. The modern meaning 'row' or 'line' derives from the idea of things arranged in a sequence.
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