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軒並み

のきなみ

row of houses; every house along a street; (adv.) across the board, one and all

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Examples

  1. 物価が軒並み上がった。

    ぶっかがのきなみあがった。

    Prices went up across the board.

  2. 古い商店街の軒並みが美しい。

    ふるいしょうてんがいののきなみがうつくしい。

    The row of eaves along the old shopping street is beautiful.

  3. 出場した選手は軒並み好成績を収めた。

    しゅつじょうしたせんしゅはのきなみこうせいせきをおさめた。

    Every one of the athletes who entered posted a good result.

Common patterns

軒並み値上がりする
to rise in price across the board
軒並み下落する
to fall across the board
軒並み休業
all closed for business

Memory tip

Literally "eaves lined up in a row", but in modern news it is overwhelmingly the adverb "across the board" — 株価が軒並み下落. The literal "row of houses" sense is now rare.

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