# 列 — row; column

列 means “row; column”. It is a JLPT N3 kanji written with 6 strokes. On'yomi: レツ (retsu), レ (re). It has no common kun'yomi. You'll see it in words such as 列 (retsu, “row; line”).

- Meaning: row; column
- On'yomi: レツ (retsu), レ (re)
- Kun'yomi: —
- Strokes: 6
- Level: JLPT N3 · set Numbers & amounts 3

## How to remember 列

Parts: 歹 bones · 刂 sword

## Words with 列

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 列 | れつ (retsu) | row; line |

## Don't confuse it with

[例](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/example/)

## More in the “Numbers & amounts 3” set

[量](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/quantity/) · [段](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/step/) · [程](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/extent/) · [満](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/full/) · [積](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/pile-up/) · [号](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/serial-number/) · [倍](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/double/) · [等](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/equal/) · [列](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/row/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/row/. Last updated 2026-11-01.