Word Meaning 並ぶ

ならぶ narabu

並ぶ is read as ならぶ (narabu) and means to line up.

Meaning

English

  1. to line up
  2. to stand in a line
  3. to rival
  4. to match
  5. to equal

Reading

Kana

ならぶ

Romaji

narabu

Writing Variants

  • 双ぶ ならぶ narabu
  • 列ぶ ならぶ narabu

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 14 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 6 Kanken 5級 Rank 7127 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

なみ

each (e.g. month)

並木

なみき

roadside trees

並行

へいこう

going side-by-side

並び

ならび

line

並びに

ならびに

and (also)

並列

へいれつ

parallel (electronics, computing, etc.)

並びかえる

ならびかえる

to reorganize

並立

へいりつ

standing abreast

並べる

ならべる

to enumerate

並々

なみなみ

ordinary

並外れ

なみはずれ

out of the common

並外れる

なみはずれる

to be uncommon

Example Sentences

6

かれのじつりょくはせんぱいにならぶ。

his ability is on par with his senior's.

It was the time of year when the tastes of autumn were lined up in the storefront.

I decided to wait in line to buy some super cheap eggs.

There's a row of huge factories as though it were the seat of that large corporation.

Nothing rivals his racehorse etching.

Appetite is one of humankind's three primal needs, alongside sleep and sexual desire.