“Common” or “Ordinary” in Japanese kanji, and the Stroke Order and Meanings of Kanji “並”
Japanese Jouyou-kanji “並” means “Average”, “Put side by side” or “Stand in a line” etc.

Jouyou Kanji “並”

Jouyou Kanji “並” Stroke Order
| Stroke # |
8 Strokes |
| On-Yomi |
へい(hei) |
| ほう(hou) |
| Kun-Yomi |
なみ(nami) |
| なら(べる)(nara(beru)) |
| なら(ぶ)(nara(bu)) |
| なら(びに)(nara(bini)) |
| Meanings |
Stand in a line, Put side by side, Display |
| Common, Ordinary, Average |
| Both ~ and ~, Neither |
Kanji words which contain Kanji “並”, and their meanings
| Words |
Meanings |
| 並木(なみき-na mi ki) |
Row of trees, Roadside trees |
| 並製(なみせい-na mi se i) |
Ordinary make, Product of medium quality |
| 並み大抵(なみたいてい-na mi ta i te i) |
Ordinary, Average, Run-of-the-mill |
| 並々(なみなみ-na mi na mi) |
Medium, Ordinary, Common, Average |
| 並行 or 併行(へいこう-he i ko u) |
Going side-by-side, Going abreast, Doing at same time, Running concurrently, Occurring at the same time, Keeping pace with |
| 並称 or 併称(へいしょう-he i sho u) |
Classifying together |
| 並存(へいぞん-he i zo n) |
Coexistence |
| 並置 or 併置(へいち-he i chi) |
Apposition, Juxtaposition, Placing side by side, Running simultaneously |
| 並発(へいはつ-he i ha tsu) |
Parallel reaction |
| 並立(へいりつ-he i ri tsu) |
Standing abreast, Standing side by side with |
| 並列(へいれつ-he i re tsu) |
Parallel, Synchronizing, Juxtaposition, Concurrence |
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