# 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”).

- 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

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 線 | せん (sen) | line; stripe |
| エックス線 | エックスせん (ekkususen) | X-ray |

## Don't confuse it with

[綿](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/cotton/) · [緑](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/green/) · [縮](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/shrink/) · [絶](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/sever/)

## More in the “Shapes” set

[線](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/line/) · [環](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/ring/) · [形](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/shape/) · [型](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/model/) · [丸](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/circle/) · [周](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/circumference/) · [角](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/corner/)

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