並ぶ

Meanings

1. to line up; to stand in a line
2. to rival; to match; to equal

Part of speech: godan verb (ぶ), intransitive

Kanji

• 並

  Meanings

  row, and, besides, as well as

  On reading

  ヘイ、ホウ

  Kun reading

  な.み、なみ、なら.べる、なら.ぶ、なら.びに

  Strokes

  8

Example sentences

• 列に並んで長い間待たされた後、身分証明として正式な出生証明書が必要だといわれた。

  After a long wait in line, she was told she should get a certified copy of her birth certificate as identification.

  Tatoeba #77585 · CC BY 2.0 FR

• 彼は古今に並ぶ者のない偉大な政治家である。

  He is the greatest statesman that ever lived.

  Tatoeba #107553 · CC BY 2.0 FR