- 1. [adj-no, n] average; medium; common; ordinary
- 2. [n, adj-no] mid-grade (item); regular grade
- 3. [n-suf] same level as; equal to; equivalent to; on par with
- 4. [n-suf] each (e.g. month); every
- 5. [n-suf] row of (teeth, houses, etc.); line of
Kanji in this word
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並
row, and, besides, as well as, line up, rank with, rival, equalOn: ヘイ (hei)、 ホウ (hou)Kun: な.み (na.mi)、 なみ (nami)、 なら.べる (nara.beru)、 なら.ぶ (nara.bu)、 なら.びに (nara.bini)
Example Sentences
これは並の能力ではない。
koreha narano nouryoku dehanai .
This isn't any ordinary ability.
世間一般のホテルなみにいえば良い昼食会だった。
seken'ippan no hoteru naminiieba yoi chuushokukai datta .
It was a good luncheon, as hotels go.