Kanji 並: "row, and, besides"

Stroke order

Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.

Readings

In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.

At a glance

Common words with 並

The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.

• 並ならぶto line up; to stand in a line · to rival; to match; to equal
• 並ならべるto line up; to set up; to arrange in a line · to enumerate; to itemize
• 並なみaverage; medium; common; ordinary · mid-grade (item); regular grade
• 立たち並ならぶto stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line · to be equal to; to be on a par with
• 肩かたを並ならべるto stand, walk, etc. shoulder-to-shoulder · to be on a par with
• 毛け並なみcoat (of hair or fur); lie of (dog's) hair · type; sort
• 並へい行こうgoing side-by-side; going abreast · running concurrently; occurring at the same time; keeping pace with
• 人ひと並なみordinary; average; common; normal
• 並ならびline; row; rank; list
• 並ならびにand (also); both ... and; as well as
• 町まち並なみtownscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
• 居い並ならぶto sit in a row; to be arrayed

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