縦列(じゅうれつ)

A compound of 縦(じゅう) (vertical, lengthwise) and 列(れつ) (row, line). Describes things arranged one after another in a line extending forward and back, as opposed to side by side.

Common collocations

• 縦列(じゅうれつ)駐車(ちゅうしゃ): parallel parking (literally 'column parking' — parking in single file along the curb)
• 縦列(じゅうれつ)に並(なら)ぶ: to line up in a column
• 縦列(じゅうれつ)行進(こうしん): marching in column formation
• 縦列(じゅうれつ)を組(く)む: to form a column

Similar words

• 横列(おうれつ): horizontal row — things arranged side by side in a line extending left and right
• 列(れつ): row, line — a general term that can refer to any kind of line or queue
• 隊列(たいれつ): formation, file — specifically a military or organized group marching in order

Usage

Despite the English term 'parallel parking,' the Japanese 縦列(じゅうれつ)駐車(ちゅうしゃ) literally means 'column parking' — describing how the cars are lined up in single file along the street.