(せん)

せん
noun, suffix
line; route; wire (suffix)
1. line; route
Suffix indicating a railway line, route, or path.
経度(けいど)0()(せん)本初(ほんしょ)子午(しご)(せん)()ばれる。
The line at 0 degrees longitude is called the prime meridian.
山手(やまのて)(せん)()る。
I take the Yamanote Line.
2. wire; cable
Suffix indicating a type of wire or cable.
電話(でんわ)(せん)()れた。
The phone line was cut.

(せん) is a suffix for lines, routes, and wires.

SENSE 1 - Lines/Routes:

Railway lines:

  • 山手(やまのて)(せん): Yamanote Line
  • 中央(ちゅうおう)(せん): Chuo Line
  • 新幹(しんかん)(せん): Shinkansen (bullet train)

Geographic lines:

  • 赤道(せきどう): equator
  • 本初(ほんしょ)子午(しご)(せん): prime meridian
  • 国境(こっきょう)(せん): border line

SENSE 2 - Wires/Cables:

  • 電話(でんわ)(せん): telephone line
  • (でん)(せん): electric wire
  • (ひかり)ファイバー(せん): fiber optic cable
  • 送電(そうでん)(せん): transmission line

Other:

  • ()(せん): line of sight
  • (ちょく)(せん): straight line
  • (きょく)(せん): curve