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並

Kanji 並: meaning "line up", readings, stroke order

The kanji 並 means "line up". On'yomi: ヘイ; kun'yomi: なみ、ならべる、ならぶ、ならびに. JLPT N3 kanji, with example words.

Readings

Meaning
line up
On'yomi
ヘイ
Kun'yomi
なみならべるならぶならびに
Strokes
8
Level
JLPT N3
Official status
Jōyō (common-use kanji)
Old form
竝 旧字体: the form used before 1946, still seen in names and older texts.

Words with 並

  • 並ぶ ならぶ — to line up, to stand in a line (v.i.)
  • 並べる ならべる — to put (things) side by side; to line up
  • 並 なみ — medium (e.g., food serving size, quality, price, etc.), ordinary
  • 並行 へいこう — Parallel / simultaneous
  • 並木 なみき — roadside tree, row of trees
  • 並びに ならびに — and
  • 軒並 のきなみ — row of houses; uniformly
  • 月並 つきなみ — conventional, trite, common
  • 並列 へいれつ — arrangement, parallel, abreast

Stroke order · 8 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8

Strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

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