Japanese word

整列

Pronunciation

Romajiseiretsu

Meaning

  • nounlining up

Example

皆さん、入口の前で整列してください。mina sa n iri guchi no mae de sei retsu shi te ku da sa i

Everyone, please line up in front of the entrance.

Illustration for 整列 (lining up)

More examples

混雑を避けるため、乗客は二列に整列します。kon zatsu o sa ke ru ta me jō kyaku wa ni retsu ni sei retsu shi ma su

To avoid crowding, the passengers line up in two rows.

Core concept

Describes people or things forming an orderly line or arrangement rather than simply being near one another.

Common phrases

  • 整列するsei retsu su ru

    line up

  • 整列を始めるsei retsu o haji me ru

    begin lining up

  • 整列を命じるsei retsu o mei ji ru

    order people to line up

Similar words

並びnarabi: A row or arrangement of people or things standing together.
行列gyōretsu: A line of people waiting or moving in an orderly way.
配列hairetsu: An arrangement of things in a particular order or pattern.

Definition in Japanese

人や物が順序正しく一列に並ぶこと。hito ya mono ga jun jo tada shi ku ichi retsu ni nara bu ko to

Word origin

整列 (seiretsu, "lining up") is a Sino-Japanese compound of 整 (sei, "put in order") and 列 (retsu, "row"), expressing an orderly row.

Usage tips

  • In school and public instructions, 整列 (seiretsu) often describes an orderly line, while the everyday verb 並ぶ (narabu) more directly means to line up or stand in line.

Other meanings

  • alignmentnoun

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