整列(せいれつ)

せいれつ
noun, suru-verb
lining up; standing in a row; forming a line
1. lining up; standing in a row; forming an orderly line
Arranging people or things in a neat, orderly row or formation. Commonly used in school, military, and public contexts.
生徒(せいと)たちが校庭(こうてい)に整列(せいれつ)した。
The students lined up in the schoolyard.
「整列(せいれつ)！」と先生(せんせい)が号令(ごうれい)をかけた。
"Line up!" the teacher commanded.
ホームで電車(でんしゃ)を待(ま)つ乗客(じょうきゃく)がきちんと(きちんと)整列(せいれつ)している光景(こうけい)は、海外(かいがい)からの旅行者(りょこうしゃ)を驚(おどろ)かせる。
The sight of passengers lining up neatly on the platform to wait for the train surprises travelers from overseas.

USAGE:
整列(せいれつ) is used with する as an intransitive suru-verb. People line up (に整列(せいれつ)する) at or in a location.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 一列(いちれつ)に整列(せいれつ)する (to line up in a single row)
  • きちんと整列(せいれつ)する (to line up neatly)
  • 整列(せいれつ)の号令(ごうれい) (command to line up)

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 整列(せいれつ): lining up in orderly formation (formal, organized)
  • 並(なら)ぶ: to line up, to stand in a row (everyday, general)
  • 行列(ぎょうれつ): a queue, a line of people (the resulting line itself)
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