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JLPT N3 · Noun

並 (nami)

並 (なみ, nami) is a Japanese noun meaning “average; medium”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading
なみ
Romaji
nami
Word class
Noun
Level
JLPT N3 (unofficial)

Meaning

  1. average; medium; common; ordinary · noun taking の, noun
  2. mid-grade (item); regular grade · noun, noun taking の
  3. same level as; equal to; equivalent to; on par with · suffix noun
  4. each (e.g. month); every · suffix noun
  5. row of (teeth, houses, etc.); line of · suffix noun

Example sentences

これは並の能力ではない。
This isn't any ordinary ability.
Tatoeba #218099
世間一般のホテルなみにいえば良い昼食会だった。
It was a good luncheon, as hotels go.
Tatoeba #143352

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 並

並
row, and, besidesヘイ・ホウ・な.み・なみ · 8 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 並.

並ぶならぶto line up並べるならべるto line up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)

Source: JMdict entry 1599620 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.