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並 — 8 strokes ／ Radical「一」

道
5Elementary year 6 ／ 8 strokes ／ Radical「一」
On
ヘイへい · hei
Kun
なら(ぶ)・なみnara(bu) · nami
Meaning
to line up; ordinary; and also

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

Two people standing side by side; evenly ranged together — hence "to line up, ordinary."

OFFICIAL READINGS

Readings and examples

Onヘイへいhei並行へいこう並列へいれつ並立へいりつ
Kunなみnami並の品なみのしな並木なみき足並みあしなみ
Kunならべるnaraberu並べるならべる五目並べごもくならべ
Kunならぶnarabu並ぶならぶ並びならび
Kunならびにnarabini並びにならびに

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 並行へいこう

    going side by side; parallel

  • 人並みひとなみ

    average; like others

More words with this kanji

  • 杉並木すぎなみき
  • 欅並木けやきなみき

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

みんな一(いち)列(れつ)に並(なら)んだ。

Everyone lined up in a single row.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

人並み並行並人person行to go一one丁block七seven与give三three陛His閉to clo…平flat丙third…幵level
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Compound

Map of radical 一Map of reading ヘイAll maps

Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)

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