横線(よこせん)

よこせん
noun
horizontal line
1. horizontal line; crosswise line
A line drawn or running horizontally. Used in drawing, writing, mathematics, and everyday descriptions.
横線(よこせん)を引(ひ)いてください。
Please draw a horizontal line.
定規(じょうぎ)を使(つか)って横線(よこせん)を引(ひ)いた。
I drew a horizontal line using a ruler.
ノートに横線(よこせん)が入(はい)っていると書(か)きやすい。
Notebooks with horizontal lines are easier to write in.

COMPOUND: 横(よこ) (horizontal) + 線(せん) (line)

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 横線(よこせん)を引(ひ)く: to draw a horizontal line
  • 横線(よこせん)が入(はい)る: to have horizontal lines (e.g., lined paper)
  • 横線(よこせん)で消(け)す: to cross out with a horizontal line (strikethrough)

CONTRAST:

  • 縦線(たてせん): vertical line
  • 斜線(しゃせん): diagonal line

RELATED:
In kanji stroke terminology, horizontal strokes are called 横画(おうかく). In general use, 横線(よこせん) refers to any visible horizontal line — on paper, screens, forms, or physical surfaces.

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Added 2026.3.22 13:47 · Revised 2026.4.7 12:52
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