Word Meaning 並行 (Heikou): Going Side-by-Side

Meaning

English

going side-by-side
going abreast
running concurrently
occurring at the same time
keeping pace with

Reading

Kana

へいこう

Romaji

heikou

Writing Variants

併行へいこう heikou

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 14 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 6 Kanken 5級 Rank 4576 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

並列実行

へいれつじっこう

parallel execution

並行世界

へいこうせかい

parallel world

並行的

へいこうてき

parallel

並行輸入品

へいこうゆにゅうひん

parallel import

並行輸入

へいこうゆにゅう

parallel importing

並行論

へいこうろん

parallelism

並行処理

へいこうしょり

concurrent processing

並行注記

へいこうちゅうき

parallel annotation

並行複発酵

へいこうふくはっこう

multiple parallel fermentation (esp. in sake brewing)

並

なみ

each (e.g. month)

並木

なみき

roadside trees

並び

ならび

line

Example Sentences

1

色々並行してやってるから芥川ばかり読んでるのでもないのだよ。今は英語読んでる時間が増えてる。ドイツ語も毎日少しずつやってる。

I do a lot in parallel, therefore I do not only read Akutagawa. At the moment, I am reading more and more in English. I am also reading a bit in German every day.