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Kanji Detail for 並 - "to line up, ordinary"

並

  • Meaning

    並 means "to line up, ordinary." Also associated with together.

    1. Line up - To arrange in rows; to stand side by side.

    2. Together - Along with; equally; uniformly.

    3. Ordinary - Average; normal; standard grade.

  • Words using 並

    • 並立 へいりつ Listen standing abreast
    • 足並み あしなみ Listen pace; step
    • 並び ならび Listen line; row; rank
    • 町並み まちなみ Listen townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
    • 平年並み へいねんなみ Listen similar to that of an average year; in line with an average year; normal
    • 並行 へいこう Listen going side-by-side; going abreast; running concurrently
    • 並列 へいれつ Listen arranging in a line; standing in a row; parallel (electronics, computing, etc.)
    • 人並み ひとなみ Listen ordinary; average; common

  • Tattoo check: 並

    • Verified meaning: to line up, ordinary
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read なみ, なみさき, ならぶ, ふくさわ)
    • Also carries these associations: together

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 並

    Given names 並(ならぶ)Listen

    Surnames 並(なみ)Listen 並(なみさき)Listen 並(ふくさわ)Listen 並(ふくざわ)Listen 並(ふくぞう)Listen 並(ふくむら)Listen 並(ふくよ)Listen 並(みねさわ)Listen 並(みねざわ)Listen 並(みねむら)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    row; and; besides; as well as; line up; rank with; rival; equal

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    equal to; side by side; also, what is more; both

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    and; furthermore; also; together with; (not) at all; simultaneously; to combine; to join; to merge

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    to combine, to annex; also, what's more

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    To combine; to merge. Meaning to be equal. Such as 並立 (stand together), 並坐 (sit together). Connecting similar things is also called 並. | All. (Book of Changes) "The enlightened king equally receives his blessings."

  • Onyomi

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    hei(ヘイ) ヘイ

    hoh(ホウ) ホウ

  • Kunyomi

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    na.mi(なみ) なみ

    nara.beru(なら-べる) なら-べる

    nara.bini(なら-びに) なら-びに

    nara.bu(なら-ぶ) なら-ぶ

  • Strokes

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    8 strokes

  • Radical

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    一 (ichi)

  • Related Keywords

    line up ordinary together parallel simultaneous equal align arrange average even level matching normal order rank regular rows standard uniform

Sentences including 並

  • The girls were sitting side by side.

  • She has even teeth.

  • There went a lot of people in the line.

  • She walked side by side with me.

  • They walked along the street side by side.

  • Walk abreast of me.

  • They walked side by side.

  • That was just another party.

  • Wait in line , please.

  • We walked three abreast.

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