漢字Kanji · in Time & Sequence
並: row, and
Also: besides, as well as, line up, rank with, rival, equal
- 八eight(meaning)
- 一one(meaning)
- 业(form)
八 and 一 carry the meaning · 业 is drawn in
Six readings, and the words that use each
ヘイhei · on'yomi · in compounds
- 並列するへいれつするstand in a row
なみnami · kun'yomi · on its own
- 町並みまちなみstores and houses on a street
- 軒並みのきなみrow of houses, at every door
- 人並みひとなみaverage, ordinary
- 月並みなつきなみなtrite, commonplace, hackneyed
なみnami · kun'yomi
- 並なみcommon, ordinary, average
- 並木なみきrow of trees
- 並外れるなみはずれるout of the ordinary
ならべるnaraberu · kun'yomi
- 並べるならべるline up [v.t.]
ならぶnarabu · kun'yomi
- 並ぶならぶline up [v.i.]
ならびにnarabini · kun'yomi
- 並びにならびにand
Also read ホウ, with no example words in our sources. Words: Kanji alive, CC BY 4.0.
Where it comes from
Origin · sourced
立 + 立
Duplication of 立: two people standing side-by-side.
Source: Wiktionary, 竝 (rev. 87578789), CC BY-SA 4.0
Memory story · made up to help you remember
“Everything begins with one. This radical is the first strike of the brush that defines the horizon, the first step of a long journey, and the very foundation of the mathematical world.”
Connections
Also built on 业
Easy to confuse
The difference, side by sideIn ChineseSimplified 并 · traditional 竝 · bìng
Three different forms: Japanese 並, simplified 并, traditional 竝.
- Simplified
- 并 mainland China, Singapore
- Traditional
- 竝 Taiwan, Hong Kong
Pinyin bìng most common reading
False friend. Chinese also has a character 並 (bìng), but it is a different word. The Chinese for this kanji is 并 (simplified) or 竝 (traditional).
Forms and pinyin: Unicode Unihan database (Unicode License v3). Pinyin lists the most common reading, not every reading.