Search…

Search blog post titles and content.

N2

Kanji 並: meanings, readings, and example words.

3 min read

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

Key takeaways

Kanji 並: row, and, besides, as well as, line up, rank with, rival, equal. Readings and core meaning.

See vocabulary and examples below.

Kanji at a glance

N2

Meaning

rowandbesidesas well asline uprank withrivalequal

On reading

ヘイホウ

Kun reading

な.みなみなら.べるなら.ぶなら.びに

Radical

Core meaning / core image

Core meaning: 並

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

Kanji structure breakdown

Structure breakdown

八 + 一 + 业

Mnemonic story

Mnemonic story

Imagine eight (八) businesses (业) standing side-by-side in one (一) single row. This image of shops lined up on an ordinary street represents both 'standing in a row' and being 'average' or 'common'.

On'yomi and kun'yomi

On reading

ヘイ
  • 並列へいれつ

    parallel / side by side / arrangement

  • 並行へいこう

    parallel / simultaneous / side by side

Kun reading

な.み
  • 月並みつきなみ

    common / ordinary / usual

  • 並みなみ

    average / ordinary / typical

  • 並びにならびに

    and / as well as

  • 軒並みのきなみ

    all / altogether / without exception

  • 並木なみき

    row of roadside trees

  • 並ぶならぶ

    to line up / to stand in a line

  • 並べるならべる

    to arrange / to line up / to put in order

Commonly used words

  • 並列
    へいれつ

    parallel / side by side / arrangement

  • 並行
    へいこう

    parallel / simultaneous / side by side

  • 月並み
    つきなみ

    common / ordinary / usual

  • 並み
    なみ

    average / ordinary / typical

  • 並びに
    ならびに

    and / as well as

  • 軒並み
    のきなみ

    all / altogether / without exception

  • 並木
    なみき

    row of roadside trees

  • 並ぶ
    ならぶ

    to line up / to stand in a line

Example sentences

Example 1

彼の意見は月みだ。

Translation

His opinion is common.

Example 2

みな言葉ばかり使う。

Translation

He only uses ordinary words.

Example 3

今年の成績はみでした。

Translation

My grades this year were average.

Example 4

彼はみの速さで走れる。

Translation

He can run at an ordinary speed.

Kanji 並: row, and, besides, as well as, line up, rank with, rival, equal | Daily Nihongo