並 line up / ordinary

8 strokes

(standing worms) +

(hedgehog)

ONYOMI: HEI

HEY, you new recruits! Line up!

Standing worms all lining up on the back of a hedgehog!!!

DESCRIPTION: -

KUNYOMI:

なみ ( のｘｘｘ ): ordinary, average xxx - when ordering food, it means, "I just want this ala carte"
( を ) なら＊べる: I line things up, put them in order
( が ) なら＊ぶ: they're lined up (1/2 KANA)

JUKUGO:

並列 ( へいれつ ): parallel
並 (line up / ordinary) + 列 (row) = 並列 (する　 or 　に)

- zero stars! -
並行に ( へいこうに): side-by-side; abreast
並 (line up / ordinary) + 行 (go) = 並行 (side-by-side; abreast )

- zero stars! -

LOOKALIKES:

	Meaning	Hint	Radical
共	with	LINES POINTING DOWN
並	line up / ordinary	LINES POINTING UP

共 has lines pointing down, because it means you're DOWN with someone.

並 has lines pointing up because it means LINE UP.

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