Japanese symbol for “parallel”
比類
ひるい
Romaji: hirui
parallel; equal; match
In Japanese, parallel is 比類, read ひるい (hirui).
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Meanings
- n parallel; equal; match
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “parallel”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 並列 | へいれつ heiretsu | parallel (electronics, computing, etc.) |
| パラレル | パラレル parareru | parallel |
| パラ | パラ para | parallel |
| 類 | るい rui | similar example; parallel; the like |
| 緯線 | いせん isen | parallel; latitude line |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 比較 | ひかく hikaku | comparison |
| 比べる | くらべる kuraberu | to compare; to make a comparison (between) |
| 比率 | ひりつ hiritsu | ratio; proportion; percentage |
| 比例 | ひれい hirei | proportion |
| 比べ | くらべ kurabe | contest; comparison; competition |
| 比較的 | ひかくてき hikakuteki | comparatively; relatively |
| 種類 | しゅるい shurui | variety; kind; type |
| 人類 | じんるい jinrui | mankind; humanity |
See also: Chinese symbol for “parallel”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.