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並
Line Up, Ordinary, Arrange
なら (ぶ), なら (べる), なみ (nami)
JLPT N2
Interesting Fact
Japanese people are famous for forming orderly queues. Whether boarding trains or buying popular products, people naturally 並ぶ without being told.
Memory Trick
Imagine people standing neatly in a straight line waiting for a train. That orderly queue helps you remember 並 means 'to line up.'
Readings
Onyomi: ヘイ (hei)
Kunyomi: なら (ぶ), なら (べる), なみ (nami)
Example Words
並ぶ
ならぶ (narabu)
To line up
並べる
ならべる (naraberu)
To arrange
並木
なみき (namiki)
Tree-lined road
人並み
ひとなみ (hitonami)
Average
Example Sentence
店 の 前 に 人 が 並んでいます。
みせ の まえ に ひと が ならんでいます。
mise no mae ni hito ga narandeimasu
People are lined up in front of the store.