noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb
standing side by side; coexisting; existing together
Describes two or more things existing or operating simultaneously without one subordinating the other. Often used for systems, institutions, or abstract entities.
この地域では新旧の文化が並立している。
Old and new cultures coexist in this region.
二つの制度
Having two systems exist side by side is inefficient.