# 並 — line up; ordinary

並 means “line up; ordinary”. It is a JLPT N2 kanji written with 8 strokes. On'yomi: ヘイ (hei). Kun'yomi: なみ (nami), な(み) (nami), なら(べる) (naraberu). You'll see it in words such as 並び (narabi, “line; row”).

- Meaning: line up; ordinary
- On'yomi: ヘイ (hei)
- Kun'yomi: なみ (nami), な(み) (nami), なら(べる) (naraberu)
- Strokes: 8
- Level: JLPT N2 · set Size & position 1

## How to remember 並

Parts: 八 eight; spreading legs · 一 one; floor · 业 rack

## Words with 並

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 並び | ならび (narabi) | line; row |
| 並み | なみ (nami) | average; medium |
| 並びに | ならびに (narabini) | and; both ... and |

## Don't confuse it with

[半](https://moji.ninja/n5-kanji/half/) · [共](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/together/) · [昔](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/long-ago/) · [併](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/combine/)

## More in the “Size & position 1” set

[並](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/line-up/) · [込](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/be-crowded/) · [逆](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/reverse/) · [留](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/keep-in-place/) · [囲](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/surround/) · [層](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/layer/)

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