The kanji 並: meaning, readings and stroke order
並
- Meaning
- line up, row
- On reading
- ヘイ hei
- Kun reading
- なみ nami、なら(べる) naraberu、なら(ぶ) narabu、なら(びに) narabini
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 一 one
- Level
- Level 6 · grade 6
- Old form
- 竝
Stroke order
Meaning in other languages
- Vietnamese
- xếp hàng, dãy (tịnh)
- Japanese
- ならぶ。ならべる。
- Korean
- 늘어서다, 줄 (병)
- Chinese
- 排列、并排 (并)
Readings, words and example sentences
ヘイ hei · on reading · less common
並行
running side by side
線路と 道が 並行して います。
The train tracks and the road run side by side.
なみ nami · kun reading
町並
street of houses, townscape
古い 町並みが 残って います。
The old streets and houses are still there.
なら(べる) naraberu · kun reading
並べる
to line up, to set out in a row
机に 本を 並べます。
I line up books on the desk.
なら(ぶ) narabu · kun reading
並ぶ
to line up, to stand in a row
みんなが 一列に 並びます。
Everyone lines up in a row.
なら(びに) narabini · kun reading · less common
並びに
and, as well as (formal)
名前 並びに 住所を 書きます。
Write your name and address.
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Readings, radicals: Kanjium, KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); Korean, simplified forms: Unicode Unihan. Meanings, sentences: Dino Kids (CC0). See Licences.