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

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    Bunpro Summary

    Two things moving together or moving in the same directions. It can also mean that two things are happening at the same time.

    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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