Chōda no Retsu (長蛇の列 - Very Long Line)

Chōda no Retsu

A very long line waiting for something can be described as 'chōda no retsu' (長蛇の列) in Japanese.

Since 'chō' (長) means "long," 'da' (蛇) means "scake," and 'retsu' (列) means "line/queue," the literal meaning of 'chōda no retsu' is "long snake's line."

This term was coined from the fact that a very long line looks like a big and long snake.

For example, you can say 'mōsho no tame, aisu-ya ni chōda no retsu ga dekita' (猛暑のためアイス屋に長蛇の列ができた - "Due to the extremely hot day, many people lined up in front of the ice cream shop.").

長蛇の列

とても長々と続く行列のことを、「長蛇の列」といいます。

「長」は "long"、「蛇」は "snake"、「列」は "rowa" を意味するので、「長蛇の列」の文字どおりの意味は "long snake's line" となります。

長々と続く行列は、まるで大きくて長い蛇のようであることから、この表現が生まれました。

例えば、「猛暑のため、アイス屋に長蛇の列ができた」のように使うことができます。

• Since 'chō' (長) means "long," 'da' (蛇) means "scake," and 'retsu' (列) means "line/queue," the literal meaning of 'chōda no retsu' is "long snake's line."
• Since 'chō' (長) means "long," 'da' (蛇) means "snake," and 'retsu' (列) means "line/queue," the literal meaning of 'chōda no retsu' is "long snake's line."

• Chōda no Retsu (長蛇の列 - Very Long Line)
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• A very long line waiting for something can be described as 'chōda no retsu' (長蛇の列) in Japanese.
• A very long waiting queue for something can be described as 'chōda no retsu' (長蛇の列) in Japanese.

• Since 'chō' (長) means "long," 'da' (蛇) means "scake," and 'retsu' (列) means "line/queue," the literal meaning of 'chōda no retsu' is "long snake's line."
• Since 'chō' (長) means "long," 'da' (蛇) means "snake," and 'retsu' (列) means "line/queue," the literal meaning of 'chōda no retsu' is "long snake's line."

• This term was coined from the fact that a very long line looks like a big and long snake.
• This sentence is perfect! No correction needed!

• For example, you can say 'mōsho no tame, aisu-ya ni chōda no retsu ga dekita' (猛暑のためアイス屋に長蛇の列ができた - "Due to the extremely hot day, many people lined up in front of the ice cream shop.").
• For example, you can say 'mōsho no tame, aisu-ya ni chōda no retsu ga dekita' (猛暑のためアイス屋に長蛇の列ができた - "Due to the Since it was an extremely hot day, many people lined up in front of the ice cream shop.").