前列(ぜんれつ) ぜんれつ noun front row; front line direction 1. front row; front line The row or line at the front, whether of seats, people, or a formation. 前列(ぜんれつ)に座(すわ)った。🔊 I sat in the front row. 前列(ぜんれつ)の席(せき)はもう埋(う)まっている。🔊 The front row seats are already taken. 集合写真(しゅうごうしゃしん)を撮(と)るとき、背(せ)の低(ひく)い人(ひと)は前列(ぜんれつ)に並(なら)んでください。🔊 When we take the group photo, shorter people please line up in the front row. A straightforward compound of 前(ぜん) (front) + 列(れつ) (row, line). Used for seating, formations, and lineups.Common collocations前列(ぜんれつ)の席(せき): front row seat最前列(さいぜんれつ): the very front row前列(ぜんれつ)に並(なら)ぶ: to line up in the front row前列(ぜんれつ)に立(た)つ: to stand in the front rowSimilar words後列(こうれつ): back row — the antonym最前列(さいぜんれつ): very front row — the superlative前方(ぜんぽう): the front (area) — refers to a general area, not a row Related Words Antonym: 後列(こうれつ) (back row) Compare: 前方(ぜんぽう) (the front) general Added 2026.3.29 2:12 · Revised 2026.9.8 21:42 20000/20217_zenretsu