並
なみ
Also written 並み
Meanings
- の-adjective, Noun average; medium; common; ordinary
- Noun, の-adjective mid-grade (item); regular grade
- Noun suffix same level as; equal to; equivalent to; on par with
- each (e.g. month); every
- row of (teeth, houses, etc.); line of
Kanji
- 並 line up. Read as なみ.
Example sentences
- そのくらいは世間なみだ。
That's common sense. - それはとても並の嵐ではなかった。
That was no ordinary storm. - 中国料理をつくるとなると、私の夫はプロ並みだ。
My husband is an expert when it comes to cooking Chinese food. - 中国料理のことになると私の夫はプロなみだ。
My husband is an expert when it comes to cooking Chinese food. - 彼は並みの学生ではない。
He is above the ordinary type of student.
Words containing 並
- 小並感 (しょうなみかん) childish reaction (like that of an elementary school student)
- 桜並木 (さくらなみき) row of cherry trees (lining a street)
- 並木 (なみき) roadside trees
And 25 more.