Quick answer
並 is the kanji for "Row". Its reading is な.み (nami). This page includes example sentences and a stroke-order diagram.
Meaning
Row
Also : Line · Align
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Readings
kun = Japanese reading · on = Chinese reading
Practice writing
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Stroke Order
8 strokes
Radicals
Memory Aid
The kanji 並 represents 'ROW'. Think of this shape as a picture representing the concept of row.
On-reading: へい — remember this sound by associating it with row. Kun-reading: な.み.
Example Sentences
開店前から長い行列が並んでいて、一時間待ちました。
かいてんまえからながいぎょうれつがならんでいて、いちじかんまちました。
There was a long line even before opening, and I waited an hour.
並べて比べると、違いがよくわかります。
ならべてくらべると、ちがいがよくわかります。
When you line them up and compare, you can clearly see the differences.
Vocabulary using 並
Grammar to study at this level
- [Noun] + に伴い～に伴い (ni tomonai) - Along with / In accordance with
- [Noun] + をはじめ～をはじめ (wo hajime) - Starting with / Including
- [Noun] + に応じて～に応じて (ni oujite) - According to / In response to
- [Noun] + から + [Noun] + にかけて～にかけて (ni kakete) - From...to / In the area of
- [Noun] + に限り～に限り (ni kagiri) - Limited to / Only
Last updated Jul 4, 2026
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