並
ヘイ, ホウ, な.み, なら.べる, なら.ぶ, なら.びに, なび

row, and, besides, as well as, line up, rank with, rival, equal

JLPT2 G6 S8 F599

立 standing figure (doubled) → *line up*; *arrange*; *be in a row* → *rank with* → *likewise*; *and also* → *equal*; *ordinary*; *average*; *medium* (← line up).

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