縦じゅう線せん

noun

vertical line

General term for any vertical line, often contrasted with 横線 (horizontal line).

See also: 横線

• 紙かみに縦たて線せんを引ひいてください。

  Please draw a vertical line on the paper.

noun

vertical bar (symbol)

Specifically refers to the vertical bar character '|' used in computing, mathematics, or typography.

• パイプ記き号ごうは縦たて線せんとも呼よばれる。

  The pipe symbol is also called a vertical bar.

noun

bar line (music)

Only with reading じゅうせん

In musical notation, the vertical line that separates measures. Read じゅうせん in this context.

• 楽がく譜ふの縦じゅう線せんは小しょう節せつを区く切ぎる。

  The bar line in sheet music separates measures.