ライン

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Japanese

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Borrowed from English line.

Noun

ライン (rain

  1. line (path through two or more points)
  2. fishing line
    ライン(きょう)()
    rain no kyōdo
    strength of the fishing line
  3. (business) team, workgroup
    (かい)(はつ)ライン
    kaihatsu rain
    development team
  4. line, boundary
    Synonym: 境界線 (kyōkaisen)
    ()(みょう)ライン
    bimyō na rain
    ambiguous boundary; of a grey zone
    ○○かどうか()(みょう)ライン
    ○○ ka dō ka bimyō na rain
    difficult to say whether it is X or not
    ぎりぎりライン()める
    girigiri no rain o semeru
    to repeatedly approach the boundary to unacceptability
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Etymology 2

Borrowed from Korean 라인 (rain, members with a shared characteristic), from English line.

Noun

ライン (rain

  1. (South Korean idol fandom) line (group of people born in a certain year; liners)

References

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