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What does 並行 (へいこう, heikou) mean?

並行 (へいこう, heikou) means parallel, simultaneous.

Quick facts
Readingへいこう
Romajiheikou
Part of speechnoun, suru verb, intransitive
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N2
へいこう
N2 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonheikou

parallel, simultaneous

  1. 1noun · suru verb · intransitive going side-by-side; going abreast
  2. 2noun · suru verb · intransitive running concurrently; occurring at the same time; keeping pace with

Example sentences

  • We are carrying out the two plans in parallel.

  • The railway tracks run parallel to this road.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

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