Vocab Info

N3 Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb, No-adjective

並行(へいこう)(going) side-by-side, abreast, concurrent, occurring together, at the same time, parallel

    Dictionary Definition

    1. Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb, No-adjective

      1.

      going side-by-side, going abreast

    2. Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb, No-adjective

      2.

      running concurrently, occurring at the same time, keeping pace with

    All Forms

    並行 【へいこう】併行 【へいこう】

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    Examples

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      (ふた)つの(あん)並行(へいこう)して(はな)()う。

      To discuss two proposals in parallel.

      • N3

      高速(こうそく)道路(どうろ)(さん)(だい)のバスが並行(へいこう)して(はし)っています。

      Three buses are running in parallel on the highway.

      • N3

      (ふた)以上(いじょう)(こと)並行(へいこう)して(おこな)(こと)は、非常(ひじょう)大変(たいへん)である。

      It is very challenging to do multiple tasks in parallel.

      • N3

      息子(むすこ)大学(だいがく)でスペイン()とドイツ()並行(へいこう)して(まな)んでいるそうです。

      My son is studying Spanish and German concurrently at university.

      • N3

      上司(じょうし):「いくつかのタスクを並行(へいこう)しても(かま)わないが、ミスが()えるのは(こま)るぞ。」

      Boss: ‘It's okay to handle multiple tasks simultaneously, but we can't afford an increase in mistakes.’

      • N2
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