# 列 — Row

Frequency rank 884 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Mid-frequency: not on every page, but regular in books and magazines.

More common than 締 (Tighten), less common than 模 (Imitation).

- On’yomi: れつ
- Kun’yomi: —
- Radical: 刀 Knife (Kangxi 18)
- Frequency path: Level VII of XX

A yakuza (歹) threatens with a knife (刂) — the gangsters line up in a menacing row, each one flashing a blade.

In words:

- 列 れつ — queue,line,row
- 列車 れっしゃ — train (ordinary)
- 列島 れっとう — chain of islands

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