白 線(はくせん)

はくせん

noun

white line

1. white line; white marking

A white line painted on surfaces such as roads, train platforms, and sports fields. In Japan, commonly associated with platform safety lines at train stations and road markings.

白線(はくせん)の内側(うちがわ)にお下(さ)がりください。

Please stand behind the white line.

Standard train station announcement.

道路(どうろ)の白線(はくせん)が薄(うす)くなっている。

The white line on the road has faded.

駅(えき)のホームでは白線(はくせん)の内側(うちがわ)で電車(でんしゃ)を待(ま)つのがルールだ。

The rule at station platforms is to wait for the train behind the white line.

Usage: 白線(はくせん) is most familiar from the station announcement 白線(はくせん)の内側(うちがわ)にお下(さ)がりください (please stand behind the white line), heard at train stations across Japan.

Common collocations

白線(はくせん)の内側(うちがわ): inside/behind the white line
白線(はくせん)を引(ひ)く: to draw a white line
白線(はくせん)を越(こ)える: to cross the white line
横断(おうだん)歩道(ほどう)の白線(はくせん): white lines of a crosswalk

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Added 2026.3.8 22:58 · Revised 2026.9.4 21:29

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