Illustration: In a small community vegetable garden, a gardener stretches a cord tightly between two low stakes before planting a row. Seen from slightly above, the cord makes a single uninterrupted straight line across the bare soil.

JLPT N2nounLevel estimated by Bebop

直ちょく線せん

chokusen

straight line

Example sentences

  1. この２つの直線ちょくせんは直角ちょっかくに交まじわっている。

    These two lines are at right angles.

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  2. 直線ちょくせんを引ひきなさい。

    Draw a straight line.

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  3. 定規じょうぎは直線ちょくせんを引ひくのに役立やくだつ。

    A ruler helps one to draw a straight line.

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Kanji in 直線

  • 直fix; repairOnチョク・ジキ・ジカKunただちに・なおす・なおる
  • 線line; trackOnセンKunすじ

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