1.
row, line
A series of objects or people arranged in a line.
列に並ぶ。
To stand in line.
前列に座る。
To sit in the front row.
席が三列に並んでいる。
The seats are arranged in three rows.
2.
queue
A line of people waiting for something.
長い列ができた。
A long queue formed.
列に割り込まないでください。
Please don't cut in line.
ラーメン屋の前に列ができていた。
There was a queue in front of the ramen shop.
列 refers to an arrangement of things or people in a line, row, or queue.
COMMON COMPOUNDS:
- 行列: queue, procession, matrix (math)
- 列車: train
- 整列: lining up, alignment
- 前列: front row
- 後列: back row
- 列島: archipelago, chain of islands
COMMON EXPRESSIONS:
- 列に並ぶ: to stand in line
- 列を作る: to form a line
- 列に割り込む: to cut in line
- 列を乱す: to break ranks
USAGE:
列 is more formal than 行列 for queues. In daily speech, 並んでいる人 (people lining up) is common.