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JLPT N3 · Noun

列 (retsu)

列 (れつ, retsu) is a Japanese noun meaning “row; line”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading
れつ
Romaji
retsu
Word class
Noun
Level
JLPT N3 (unofficial)

Meaning

  1. row; line; file; column; queue · noun
  2. group (of peers); ranks (of); company (of) · noun
  3. sequence · noun
  4. series (taxonomic rank) · noun
  5. counter for rows · counter

Example sentences

この数字の列を合計しなさい。
Add up this column of figures.
Tatoeba #220959

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

Kanji in 列

列
file, row, rankレツ・レ · 6 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 列.

列車れっしゃtrain行列ぎょうれつline列島れっとうarchipelago配列はいれつarranging整列せいれつstanding in a row陳列ちんれつexhibition並列へいれつarranging in a line

Source: JMdict entry 1558330 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.