JLPT N2 · Noun

線路 (senro)

線路 (せんろ, senro) is a Japanese noun meaning “railway track; railway line”. It appears in JLPT N2 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: せんろ
Romaji: senro
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N2 (unofficial)

Meaning

railway track; railway line; railroad; railway; track · noun

Example sentences

ポーターはしばしば線路を歩いて渡らなければならない。

Porters often have to walk across the tracks.

Tatoeba #196560

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 線路

線

line, trackセン・すじ · 15 strokes

路

path, route, roadロ・ル・-じ・みち · 13 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 線路.

線せんline地平線ちへいせんhorizon (related to land)曲線きょくせんcurve光線こうせんray (of light)脱線だっせんderailment直線ちょくせんstraight line内線ないせんphone extension新幹線しんかんせんShinkansen水平線すいへいせんhorizon (related to bodies of water)下線かせんunderline沿線えんせんplaces alongside a railway line, bus route, major thoroughfare, etc.幹線かんせんmain line無線むせんradio (communication)三味線しゃみせんshamisen

Source: JMdict entry 1391880 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.