竝
ヘイ, ホウ, な.み, なら.べる, なら.ぶ, なら.びに

line up, be in a row, rank with, rival, equal

JLPT0 G13 S0 F5000

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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