Japanese symbol for “contours”
線
せん
Romaji: sen
line; stripe; stria
In Japanese, contours is 線, read せん (sen).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- n, n-suf line; stripe; stria
- n, n-suf line (e.g. telephone line); wire
- n, n-suf ray (e.g. X-ray); beam
- n, n-suf line (e.g. of a railroad); track; route; lane
- n, n-suf outline; contours; form
- n, n-suf level
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 新幹線 | しんかんせん shinkansen | Shinkansen; bullet train |
| 無線 | むせん musen | radio (communication) |
| 路線 | ろせん rosen | route (bus, train, air, etc.); line |
| 線路 | せんろ senro | railway track; railway line; railroad |
| 直線 | ちょくせん chokusen | straight line |
| 本線 | ほんせん honsen | main line; trunk line |
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.
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