Red Line - Akasen

Japanese: 赤線 - あかせん
Red Line - Akasen
〘 noun 〙① A red line. ※Infantry Drills (1928) No. 545 "The pointer of the table ruler should be on the red line of the division plate, and the arrow of the horizontal ruler should be at the 15th division position." ② An abbreviation of "akasenkuiki (red light district)." → Blue line ②. ※Mondou Yōji (1951-61)〈Tokugawa Musei〉 Sugawara Michitsune "Is there an opinion that if the red light district is abolished, sexually transmitted diseases will increase?"

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Japanese:
〘名〙① 赤い色の線。※歩兵操典(1928)第五四五「表尺の指針を分画鈑の赤線に、横尺の矢標を十五分画の位置に在らしむ」② 「あかせんくいき(赤線区域)」の略。→青線②。※問答有用(1951‐61)〈徳川夢声〉菅原通済「赤線がなくなると、性病がマンエンするという意見は」

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