並 — row, and, besides

なみ並 row

Grade 6 Japanese school grade level in which this kanji is taught. Grade 1 is first year of elementary school. 8 strokes

U+4E26 Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard. Freq #599 Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common. Heisig #1924 Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories.

Meanings

row
and
besides
as well as
line up
rank with
rival
equal

word

なみ nami Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

並(なみ) nami average

へい hei On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

並(へい) 行(こう) heikou parallel 並(へい) 列(れつ) heiretsu parallel

な na Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

並(な) み nami average 街(まち) 並(な) み machinami townscape 町(まち) 並(な) み machinami townscape

なら nara Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

並(なら) ぶ narabu to line up 並(なら) べる naraberu to line up 並(なら) びに narabini as well as

Stroke order

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Components

Composed of

はち八 eight #12

いち一 one #1

业 vertical spikes

Used as component in (1)

ふ普 universal

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#1 一 one