Japanese symbol for “parallelism”
平行
へいこう
Romaji: heikou
parallelism; running parallel (to, with)
In Japanese, parallelism is 平行, read へいこう (heikou).
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Meanings
- adj-na, adj-no, n parallelism; running parallel (to, with)
- adj-no, n, vi running concurrently; occurring at the same time; keeping pace with
- n, vi, vs not reaching an agreement (e.g. of a debate)
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “parallelism”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 並行論 | へいこうろん heikouron | parallelism |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 平和 | へいわ heiwa | peace; harmony |
| 平均 | へいきん heikin | average; mean |
| 平成 | へいせい heisei | Heisei era (1989.1.8-2019.4.30) |
| 平日 | へいじつ heijitsu | weekday; ordinary days (i.e. non-holiday) |
| 平野 | へいや heiya | plain; open field |
| 公平 | こうへい kouhei | fair; impartial; just |
| 行動 | こうどう koudou | action; conduct; behaviour |
| 行う | おこなう okonau | to perform; to do; to conduct oneself |
See also: Chinese symbol for “parallelism”.
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