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並べる

ならべる

to line up, to display, to set up

Mnemonic

You set them shoulder to shoulder and step back to look. The dishes, the length of the table, all in Nara なら order べる: ならべる.

Worth knowing

並ぶ ならぶ is things standing in a line. 並べる is you lining them up.

Built from

line up, stand in a row
Two people standing 立 side by side in the older form. The modern shape has levelled them into one flat row.

Words sharing these kanji

to line up

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