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並びない (ならびない) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

並ならびない

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Meanings

1

i-adjective

unparalleled; unequaled; unique

Describes something so exceptional that nothing else can compare. Often used in formal or literary contexts.

彼かれの才さい能のうは並ならびないものだ。
His talent is unparalleled.
この景色けしきの美うつくしさは並

なら

びない

。

The beauty of this scenery is unequaled.

Kanji

並row, and, besides

Similar words

比ひ類るいない
Similar meaning, but 比類ない is more common in modern Japanese and slightly less literary.
無む双そう
Also means 'unparalleled', but 無双 is often used in compound nouns or as a suffix, while 並びない is a standalone adjective.

Etymology

Compound of 並び (narabi, 'lining up, comparison') + ない (nai, 'not'), literally 'there is no comparison'. The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the form follows a classical adjective pattern.