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並行

JLPT N2 · Vocabulary

並行 — “parallel, running side by side, simultaneous”

並行 (read へいこう) means parallel, running side by side, simultaneous. It appears on the JLPT N2 vocabulary list and is a noun.

Reading

へいこう

Meaning

parallel, running side by side, simultaneous

並行 in a sentence

二ふたつの計画けいかくを並行へいこうする。

I carry out two plans in parallel.

The kanji in 並行

並to line up, to stand side by side
行to go

Words that share a kanji with 並行

並ぶならぶ— to line up, to stand in a line (v.i.)
並べるならべる— to put (things) side by side; to line up
並木なみき— roadside trees, row of trees
行くいく; ゆく— to go
銀行ぎんこう— bank
飛行機ひこうき— airplane
旅行りょこう— travel, trip
旅行するりょこうする— to travel, to take a trip

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