並
並·line up, row, ordinary, average
- On-yomi
- ヘイ
- Kun-yomi
- なら(ぶ)なら(べる)なみ
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Stroke order
Write it in this order; the numbers mark where each stroke starts.
Common words
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 並ぶ | ならぶ | to line up, to stand in a row |
| 並べる | ならべる | to arrange, to line things up |
| 並行 | へいこう | parallel, side by side |
| 人並み | ひとなみ | average, like everyone else |
Example sentences
店の前に長い列が並んでいる。
みせのまえにながいれつがならんでいる。
A long line has formed in front of the shop.
皿をテーブルに並べてください。
さらをてーぶるにならべてください。
Please set the plates out on the table.
二つの計画を並行して進めています。
ふたつのけいかくをへいこうしてすすめています。
We are moving forward with the two plans in parallel.
Similar-looking kanji
Do not confuse these on the exam.
Common mistakes
- Mixing up 並ぶ (intransitive: things are in a row) with 並べる (transitive: you put them in a row)
- Reading 人並み as *ひとなみ meaning 'crowd' — it means 'average'; 人波 is the wave of people
Memory aid
Picture it
Originally two people standing side by side — the shape still has two matching halves left and right.
Vocabulary using this kanji
- 肩を並べるかたをならべるto be on a par with
- 並行へいこうrunning parallel, doing simultaneously
- 並木なみきroadside trees, a row of trees, tree-lined avenue
- 並ぶならぶto line up
- 並べるならべるto line up (transitive)
- 並びにならびにand; along with
- 並みなみaverage; medium; ordinary; on a par with
- 月並みつきなみcommonplace; trite; banal; monthly
- 並列へいれつarranging side by side; parallel (connection or processing)
- 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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