(しゃせん)

しゃせん
noun
diagonal line; oblique line; slash
1. diagonal line; oblique line
a line that is neither horizontal nor vertical; a slanted line
斜線(しゃせん)()く。
To draw a diagonal line.
図形(ずけい)斜線(しゃせん)()れて面積(めんせき)(しめ)す。
To show the area by adding diagonal lines to the figure.
(あめ)斜線(しゃせん)のように()っている。
The rain is falling at an angle like diagonal lines.
2. slash; strikethrough
a line drawn through text to indicate deletion or cancellation
間違(まちが)った部分(ぶぶん)斜線(しゃせん)()いてください。
Please draw a line through the incorrect parts.
不要(ふよう)(らん)には斜線(しゃせん)()れる。
Draw a slash through unnecessary fields.
申込書(もうしこみしょ)該当(がいとう)しない項目(こうもく)には斜線(しゃせん)()いてください。
Please draw a slash through items that do not apply on the application form.

USAGE:
Commonly used in forms and documents to indicate that a field does not apply or to cross out errors.

RELATED TERMS:

  • 直線(ちょくせん) (straight line)
  • 曲線(きょくせん) (curved line)
  • 対角線(たいかくせん) (diagonal of a shape)
  • 水平線(すいへいせん) (horizontal line)
  • 垂直線(すいちょくせん) (vertical line)