Onyomi: レ, レツ · Kunyomi: - · Meanings: column, file, rank, row, tier
Kanji for column, file, rank, row, tier
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列 is made of the radical 歹 (originally meaning “death” or “person’s body”) and the symbol 列, which represents standing figures in a line. Ancient scribes used it to show people or objects arranged one after another. Over time, it came to symbolize a **row, line, or sequence**, like people standing in order or ranks.
列 shows a line of figures standing one after another. It represents a row, sequence, or order — things arranged neatly in a line.
Imagine people standing in a line, one after another, waiting patiently. That’s 列 — a row, sequence, or a line of things.
| Word | Reading | Meaning | Meta |
|---|---|---|---|
| 列 | れつ | row, line, file, column, queue, rank, procession | common JLPT-N3 Noun |
| 列車 | れっしゃ | train, railway train | common JLPT-N3 Noun |
| 並ぶ | ならぶ | to line up, to stand in a line | common JLPT-N5 Godan verb with 'bu' ending, Intransitive verb |
| 列島 | れっとう | archipelago, chain of islands | common JLPT-N2 Noun |
| 列挙 | れっきょ | enumeration, list | common Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb |
| 列席 | れっせき | attendance, presence | Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb |
| 連ねる | つらねる | to line up, to put in a row | common JLPT-N1 Ichidan verb, Transitive verb |
| 連なる | つらなる | to extend, to stretch out, to stand in a row | common JLPT-N1 Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Intransitive verb |
| 列する | れっする | to line up with, to be a member of, to rank with | Suru verb - special class |
| 列強 | れっきょう | major powers of the world, great powers | Noun |