並 – row, and, besides

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The kanji 並 means row, and, besides, as well as, line up, rank with, rival, equal. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is ヘイ、ホウ (hei, hou); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is な.み、なみ、なら.べる、なら.ぶ、なら.びに (nami, nami, naraberu, narabu, narabini). It is written with 8 strokes, under radical 一 (no. 1).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	ヘイ	hei
On’yomi	ホウ	hou
Kun’yomi	な.み	nami
Kun’yomi	なみ	nami
Kun’yomi	なら.べる	naraberu
Kun’yomi	なら.ぶ	narabu
Kun’yomi	なら.びに	narabini

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 一 (Kangxi radical 1). Components: ｜・一・二・并.

Words using 並

並ぶならぶto line up並べるならべるto line up並なみaverage並木なみきroadside trees並行へいこうgoing side-by-side軒並のきなみrow of houses月並つきなみevery month並列へいれつarranging in a line並びにならびにand (also)

Example sentences

列に並んで長い間待たされた後、身分証明として正式な出生証明書が必要だといわれた。

After a long wait in line, she was told she should get a certified copy of her birth certificate as identification.

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彼は古今に並ぶ者のない偉大な政治家である。

He is the greatest statesman that ever lived.

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メイドはテーブルにナイフとフォークを並べた。

The maid arranged the knives and forks on the table.

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Kanji with the same radical

一三上下不七世両与万丁丈丘且

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