Japanese Conversation · Level 106
60 words
Japanese word
回線
Pronunciation
Romajikaisen
Meaning
- nounconnection
Example
回線が切れました。kai sen ga ki re ma shi ta
The connection was lost.
More examples
新しい回線を契約しました。atara shi i kai sen o kei yaku shi ma shi ta
I signed up for a new connection.
Core concept
Describes a path that carries signals between points, especially for communication or electricity.
Common phrases
回線が切れるkai sen ga ki re ru
the connection drops
回線をつなぐkai sen o tsu na gu
connect the line
Definition in Japanese
通信や電気などの信号を送るための経路。tsū shin ya den ki na do no shin gō o oku ru ta me no kei ro
Word origin
回線 (kaisen) is a Sino-Japanese compound of 回 (kai, "turning") and 線 (sen, "line"), naming a line that forms a route or circuit.
Usage tips
- In everyday Japanese, 回線 (kaisen) often denotes an internet or telephone line as a service, so it appears in discussions of speed, congestion, and outages.
Other meanings
- linenoun
- circuitnoun