Word Meaning 線引き

せんびき sembiki

線引き is read as せんびき (sembiki) and means (measuring) ruler.

Meaning

English

  1. (measuring) ruler
  2. drawing a line (e.g. between what's acceptable and unacceptable)
  3. delineation
  4. demarcation

Reading

Kana

せんびき

Romaji

sembiki

Writing Variants

  • 線引き せんひき senhiki

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 23 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Rank 42159 Priority G

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

線を引く

せんをひく

to draw a line

引き込み線

ひきこみせん

(railway) siding

一線を引く

いっせんをひく

to draw the line

せん

division

線路

せんろ

railway track

線香

せんこう

incense stick

線量

せんりょう

dose (of radioactivity)

線画

せんが

line drawing

線形

せんけい

linear

線進行方向

せんしんこうほうこう

line progression

線同期

せんどうき

line synchronization

線分

せんぶん

line segment

Example Sentences

2

We have to draw a line somewhere.

It's by no means an easy task to draw a clear line between an acceptable sentence and an unacceptable one.