路線(ろせん)

ろせん
noun
route; line; course
transportation
1. route; line (transportation)
A fixed route for trains, buses, or other public transportation.
この路線(ろせん)は朝(あさ)混(こ)む。
This line is crowded in the morning.
路線(ろせん)図(ず)を見(み)て乗(の)り換(か)えの駅(えき)を確認(かくにん)した。
I checked the route map to confirm the transfer station.
このバス路線(ろせん)は来月(らいげつ)で廃止(はいし)される。
This bus route will be discontinued next month.
2. course; line; policy direction
A course of action, policy direction, or approach (figurative).
政府(せいふ)は経済(けいざい)成長(せいちょう)を重視(じゅうし)する路線(ろせん)を取(と)っている。
The government is taking a course that prioritizes economic growth.
あのバンドは最近(さいきん)、ポップ路線(ろせん)に変(か)わった。
That band has recently shifted to a pop direction.
彼(かれ)はこれまでの路線(ろせん)を変(か)えて、新(あたら)しいことに挑戦(ちょうせん)している。
He has changed his previous course and is taking on new challenges.

路線(ろせん) primarily refers to transportation routes, but is also used figuratively for policy direction.

Forms

路(ろ) (road, path) + 線(せん) (line)

COMMON COLLOCATIONS (transportation):

  • 路線(ろせん)図(ず): route map
  • 路線(ろせん)バス: route bus (regular service bus)
  • 路線(ろせん)変更(へんこう): route change
  • 新(しん)路線(ろせん): new line/route

COMMON COLLOCATIONS (figurative):

Related Words

Related: 線路(せんろ) (railway track, railroad line)
Related: 交通機関(こうつうきかん) (transportation system)
Compare: 本線(ほんせん) (main line (railway, road, etc.))
Compare: 支線(しせん) (branch line)
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Added 2026.2.16 9:41 · Revised 2026.10.18 9:25
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