路線|ろせんrosen[0]heiban (flat)

Common
Definitions
  1. nounroute (bus, train, air, etc.); line
    路線ろせん地図ちずをもらえますか。↗
    May I have a bus route map?
  2. nounline (taken by a group, organization, etc.); policy; course
    The President took a hard line.
Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym経路けいろNeutralThe path taken to reach a destination, also a channel; 「路線」 centers on bus and rail lines or an organization's policy line.
  • SynonymコースNeutralA loanword for a set route or a course of study; 「路線」 centers on transport lines or a policy line.
  • Synonym進路しんろNeutralThe direction one is moving in or one's future path, as after graduation; 「路線」 centers on transport lines or a policy line.
  • Synonym道筋みちすじNeutralThe route one follows, or the logical thread of an argument; 「路線」 centers on transport lines.
  • SynonymルートNeutralA loanword for a route or channel, such as a sales channel; 「路線」 centers on transport lines or a policy line.
  • Synonym順路じゅんろNeutralThe fixed route to follow when visiting a place; 「路線」 centers on fixed bus and rail lines.
  • Related道みちNeutralThe most general word for a road or path; 「路線」 centers on bus and rail lines.
  • Related通り道とおりみちNeutralA passage that people or wind pass through; 「路線」 centers on transport lines.
  • Related軌道きどうNeutralRailway track, a celestial orbit, or figuratively the right track; 「路線」 centers on transport lines.
  • Related道のりみちのりNeutralThe distance of a journey or a long process, as in 「長い道のり」; 「路線」 centers on transport lines.
  • Related方針ほうしんNeutralA policy, plan of action or principle; 「路線」 also refers to an organization's policy line.
  • Related途とNeutralAgain the same word as 「道」 above: a road or way; 「路線」 centers on bus and rail lines.
  • Related水路すいろNeutralA waterway or canal; 「路線」 centers on bus and rail lines.
  • Related針路しんろNeutralThe compass heading of a ship or aircraft; 「路線」 centers on transport lines or a policy line.
  • Related旅路たびじWrittenA written, literary word for a journey and its route; 「路線」 centers on fixed bus and rail lines.
  • Related道順みちじゅんNeutralThe way to get somewhere, as in directions; 「路線」 centers on transport lines.
  • Related旅程りょていNeutralA travel itinerary or the schedule of a trip; 「路線」 centers on fixed bus and rail lines.
  • Related路ちNeutralThe same word as 「道」 above: a road or way in the broadest sense; 「路線」 centers on bus and rail lines.

Use 「路線」 for fixed bus, rail and air lines and for an organization's policy line, as in 「路線バス」 and 「路線変更」. For the path taken to a destination or a channel, choose 「経路」 or 「ルート」; for policy, 「方針」; for how to get somewhere, 「道順」.

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Japanese definitions
  1. ある地点ちてんから他ほかの点てんに達たっする道路どうろ、鉄道てつどうなどの交通こうつう線せん。
  2. 会社かいしゃ、団体だんたいなどのある目標もくひょうに向むけての方針ほうしんや方向ほうこう。
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