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並 means 'lined up'

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Strokes : 8    Frequency: 675   JLPT: N2    Usefulness: 4    Study set: 4-6    Grade: 6   Intermediate lesson: 40    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 70 words   Used in 118 words   Used in 358 names   Component in 7 kanji (2 Jōyō)
Jōyō (常用)
Common readings
On
   ヘイ
Kun
   ならぶ to be lined up, to queue   ならべる to line up   なみ ordinary; the level of   ならびに as well as
Additional readings
On    ホウ
Name    なび
Variants
业   竝   亚  
Notes
Originally formed as 立 (stand)立 (stand), which also exists as a rare kanji, 竝 (lined up)
Various forms exist; in mnemonics, for 业 (almost lined up) we use 'almost lined up'; for 亚 (lined up; almost lined up (业); almost lined up one time (亚)) we use 'almost lined up one time'
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立 stand  
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Most useful words by reading
In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 並 is used 10 times, read 3 ways (with 1 variation).
Across all words in Japanese, 並 is used 113 times, read 3 ways (with 1 variation).
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ヘイ : 30 words FIND ALL
へ い こ う 0
1. (going) side-by-side; abreast  (this meaning is restricted to form 並行, 併行)
2. concurrent; occurring together; at the same time
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ならぶ : 38 words FIND ALL
な ら ぶ 0
'bu' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to line up; to stand in a line
2. to rival; to match; to equal
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なみ : 26 words FIND ALL
あ し な み 0
noun
pace; step
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なみ (read as なみ) : 19 words FIND ALL
な み き 0
roadside tree; row of trees
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Additional less common words include 並 but readings have not yet been categorized.
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Additional data
Henshall: 977 (originally: 1775)  Joy o' Kanji : 1775  Key to Kanji: 940 

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並
ヘイ   lined up   ならぶ to be lined up, to queue   ならべる to line up   なみ ordinary; the level of   ならびに as well as   
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立
リツ   リュウ   たつ to stand   たてる to build   
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