線せん引びき

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb, intransitive verb

delineation; demarcation; drawing a boundary

Only with reading せんびき

Refers to the act of setting a clear boundary or distinction, often in abstract contexts like rules, responsibilities, or categories.

• 仕し事ごととプライベートの線せん引びきは大たい切せつだ。

  It's important to draw a line between work and private life.

• このルールでは線せん引びきが曖あい昧まいだ。

  The demarcation is vague in this rule.

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb, intransitive verb

drawing a line (between acceptable and unacceptable)

Only with reading せんびき

Idiomatic use focusing on setting a limit for what is allowed or tolerated; often used with ～を引く or ～をする.

• 彼かれは冗じょう談だんにも線せん引びきをするタイプだ。

  He's the type who draws a line even with jokes.

noun

ruler (measuring tool)

Colloquial term for a ruler; more commonly called 定規 (じょうぎ) in standard usage.

See also: 定規

• 線せん引びきを忘わすれたから、まっすぐな線せんが引ひけない。

  I forgot my ruler, so I can't draw a straight line.