Moji Ninja

線 — line

線 means “line”. It is a JLPT N3 kanji written with 15 strokes. On'yomi: セン (sen). It has no common kun'yomi. You'll see it in words such as 線 (sen, “line; stripe”).

線
Stroke order of 線
Meaning
line
On'yomi
セン (sen)
Kun'yomi
—
Strokes
15
Level
JLPT N3 · set Shapes

How to remember 線

Thread (糸) running from a spring (泉): a line.

Sounds like 泉: both read セン.

Parts: 糸 thread · 泉 spring of water

Words with 線

WordReadingMeaning
線せん sen online; stripe
エックス線エックスせん ekkususen onX-ray

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