How to say "row" in Japanese

• 列れつJLPT N3approx.Common
  nounThe general word for a row or line of people or things, whether a queue or a row of seats. In tables, however, 列 means the column, while 行 is the row.
  この数字すうじの列れつを合計ごうけいしなさい。↗

  Add up this column of figures.
• 行ぎょうJLPT N1approx.Common
  nounA line of text, a row in a table, or a verse of poetry. For rows in a table or on a page, this is the word; 列 there means column.
  彼かれは１０行ぎょうに１０個この間違まちがいをした。↗

  He made ten mistakes in as many lines.
• こぐJLPT N1approx.Common
  godan verb, transitive verbThe verb 'to row': to paddle or scull a boat, pulling the oars to move it through the water. Usually written in kana alone rather than with kanji.
  彼かれらは池いけでボートを漕こいでいる。↗

  They are rowing a boat on the pond.
• 並びならびCommon
  nounA row or line of things arranged side by side, such as houses or trees; also a rank or a list. For a queue of people, 列 is the usual word.
  席せきを確保かくほするには列れつに並ならびさえすればいい。↗

  All you have to do to secure a seat is to wait in line.
• 一列いちれつCommon
  noun, suru verbA single row or line of people or things, as in having a group line up in one row. Essentially 列 with the number one built in.
  私わたしたちは一列いちれつに並ならばされた。↗

  We were made to stand in line.

Use 列 for a row of people or things, 行 for lines of text and table rows, 「こぐ」 for rowing a boat, 「並び」 for things lined up side by side, and 一列 for a single row.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

• 列れつrow
• 行ぎょうline (of text)
• こぐto row
• 並びならびline
• 一列いちれつ(a) row
• 口論こうろんquarrel
• ローrow (of data)
• 一行いちぎょう(one) line