並列|へいれつheiretsu[0]heiban (flat)

JLPT N1approx.Common
Definitions
  1. noun, suru verb, transitive verb, intransitive verbarranging in a line; standing in a row
  2. no-adjectiveparallel (electronics, computing, etc.)
Conjugation
Dictionary form並列する(へいれつする)
Polite (masu)並列します(へいれつします)
Negative (nai)並列しない(へいれつしない)
polite (masen)並列しません(へいれつしません)
classical zu / nu並列せず・並列せぬ(へいれつせず・へいれつせぬ)
Past (ta)並列した(へいれつした)
polite (mashita)並列しました(へいれつしました)
Past negative (nakatta)並列しなかった(へいれつしなかった)
polite (masen deshita)並列しませんでした(へいれつしませんでした)
Te form並列して(へいれつして)
Potential並列できる(へいれつできる)
Passive並列される(へいれつされる)
Causative並列させる(へいれつさせる)
Causative passive並列させられる(へいれつさせられる)
Conditional (ba)並列すれば(へいれつすれば)
tara並列したら(へいれつしたら)
Volitional並列しよう(へいれつしよう)
polite (mashou)並列しましょう(へいれつしましょう)
Imperative並列しろ(へいれつしろ)

Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.

Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym配列はいれつNeutralRefers to the state of items arranged in a set order, as in 「キー配列」; 「並列」 stresses being side by side or connected in parallel.
  • Related配置はいちNeutralAssigning people or things to suitable positions, as in 「人員配置」; 「並列」 stresses side-by-side, parallel placement.
  • Related整理せいりNeutralCovers organizing and putting things in order, with a broad range of uses; 「並列」 focuses on side-by-side, parallel arrangement.
  • Related整頓せいとんNeutralTidying things up neatly, as in 「整理整頓」; 「並列」 stresses side-by-side, parallel arrangement.
  • Related並べ方ならべかたNeutralThe method of arranging things, as in 「本の並べ方」; 「並列」 stresses side-by-side alignment or parallel connection.
  • Related次序じじょWrittenWritten/formal prose for order or system; 「並列」 stresses side-by-side, parallel arrangement.
  • Antonym直列ちょくれつNeutralAntonym in circuit wiring: elements connected one after another in series, the opposite of 「並列」 (parallel).

Use 「並列」 for side-by-side rows or parallel circuits, as in 「並列処理」「並列関係」. For ordered arrangements pick 「配列」, for staffing/layout 「配置」, for arranging methods 「並べ方」, for tidying 「整理」/「整頓」, and 「直列」 is the antonym for series.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

Japanese definitions
  1. 列ならべること。
  2. 複数ふくすうのものが、ある順序じゅんじょに対たいして同位どういに列ならんで、表現ひょうげんまたは構成こうせいされていること。
  3. 語句ごくを等位とうい接続せつぞく的てきに配置はいちすること。
  4. 同時どうじ並行へいこう的てきに行おこなうこと。
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