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並

並 — readings, stroke count and radical

Stroke order

Stroke order data from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Meaning (Japanese)

  1. ならぶ、ならべる。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Origin of the character

「竝」の略体。「竝」については竝#字源の項目を参照。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Meaning

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

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

Readings

On (Sino-Japanese)
  • ヘイJHS
  • ホウ
Kun (native)
  • な(み)Elem.
  • なみElem.
  • なら(べる)Elem.
  • なら(ぶ)Elem.
  • なら(びに)Elem.
Nanori (used in names)
  • なび
Other languages
  • 拼音bing4
  • 한글byeong
  • Hán-ViệtTịnh

Labels show the school stage at which each Jōyō reading is taught.

Basics

Strokes
8 strokes
Radical
一(いち)
JIS level
Level 1
JLPT (old scale)
Level 2
Unicode
U+4E26

Components

Components this kanji is made of. Follow them to find similar kanji.

Composition (IDS): top–bottom ⿱丷亚

Words using this kanji

  • 並立へいりつ（古語・雅語で「なみたち」とも読む）複数のものが並んで立っていること。 複数のものが、同時かつ同等に存在すること。standing abreast
  • 並びならびline, row, rank, list
  • 並なみ（なみ）最低限その範疇に入る程度の要件は達していること。average, medium, common, ordinary
  • 並木なみき「なみき」の漢字表記。roadside trees, row of trees
  • 並びにならびにならびに 参照and (also), both ... and, as well as
  • 並行へいこう並んで行く（進む）こと。 同時に行うこと。going side-by-side, going abreast, running concurrently, occurring at the same time
  • 並列へいれつ複数のものが、ある順序に対して同位に列んで、表現または構成されていること。 語句を等位接続的に配置すること。 同時並行的に行うこと。arranging in a line, standing in a row, parallel (electronics, computing, etc.)
  • 並ぶならぶならぶ 参照to line up, to stand in a line, to rival, to match
  • 並べるならべるならべる 参照to line up, to set up, to arrange in a line, to enumerate
  • 並び替えるならびかえるto reorganize, to rearrange, to put (things) in order
  • 並大抵なみたいてい（多く打ち消しを伴い）通常考えられること。普通。尋常。平凡。ordinary, average, run-of-the-mill
  • 並々なみなみordinary, commonplace
  • 並み外れなみはずれout of the common, far above the average, extraordinary, abnormal
  • 並外れるなみはずれるなみはずれるを参照。to be uncommon
  • 並木道なみきみち「なみきみち」の漢字表記。avenue, boulevard, tree-lined street
  • 並み居るなみいるto sit in a row, to be present (and lined up)
  • 並進へいしん並んで進むこと。一斉に進むこと。keeping pace with, keeping abreast of, advancing together, translation
  • 並製なみせいordinary make
  • 並肉なみにくmeat of medium quality
  • 並走へいそう並んで走ること。running parallel (to), running side-by-side, keeping pace (with)

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Variants

Lookup codes

SKIP
2-3-5
Four Corner
8010.2
Spahn–Hadamitzky
2o6.1
Heisig
1924
Nelson
589