光線

Japanese

Kanji in this term
光	線

Noun

光線 (hiragana こうせん, romaji kōsen)

1. a ray of light

   月の光線、太陽の光線

   つきのこうせん、たいようのこうせん
   tsuki no kōsen, taiyō no kōsen

   moonbeams, sunbeams or rays of sunlight

2. a spectrum

   光線を分析する

   こうせんをぶんせきする
   kōsen o bunseki suru

   analyze a spectrum

Derived terms

Derived terms

光線過敏症 (こうせんかびんしょう, kōsen kabinshō): photodermatosis 光線銃 (こうせんじゅう, kōsen jū): a ray gun 殺人光線 (さつじんこうせん, satsujin kōsen): a death ray 光線束 (こうせんそく, kōsensoku): alternate for 光束 (kōsoku, “luminous flux”) 光線追跡法 (こうせんついせき, kōsen tsuiseki): ray tracing 光線分析 (こうせんぶんせき, kōsen bunseki):　spectrum analysis 光線療法 (こうせんりょうほう, kōsen ryōhō): light therapy, phototherapy 可視光線 (かしこうせん, kashi kōsen): a visible ray of light; the visible spectrum 不可視光線 (ふかしこうせん, fukashi kōsen): an invisible ray of light; the invisible spectrum, such as ultraviolet or infrared

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Mandarin

simpl.		光线
trad.		光線

Noun

光線 (traditional, Pinyin guāngxiàn, measure word 束, simplified 光线)

1. (uncountable) light

   光線太強，我的眼睛有點受不了。

   guāngxiàn tài qiáng, wǒ de yǎnjīng yǒudiǎn shòubùliǎo

   The light was too strong for my eyes.

2. (countable) ray of light