ライン

Japanese

Etymology

From English line.

Pronunciation

Noun

ライン • (rain) 

  1. line (path through two or more points)
  2. fishing line
    ラインの強(きょう)度(ど)
    rain no kyōdo
    strength of the fishing line
  3. (business) team, workgroup
    開(かい)発(はつ)ライン
    kaihatsu rain
    development team
  4. line, boundary
    Synonym: 境界線 (kyōkaisen)
    微(び)妙(みょう)なライン
    bimyō na rain
    ambiguous boundary; of a grey zone
    ○○かどうか微(び)妙(みょう)なライン
    ○○ ka dō ka bimyō na rain
    difficult to say whether it is X or not
    ぎりぎりのラインを攻(せ)める
    girigiri no rain o semeru
    to repeatedly approach the boundary to unacceptability

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See also

References
  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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