pre-noun adjectival
extraordinary; uncommon; remarkable
Pre-noun adjectival (rentaishi) used to emphasize that something is far beyond the ordinary level. Often paired with nouns like 努力 (effort), 才能 (talent), or 熱意 (enthusiasm).
He passed the difficult exam through extraordinary effort.
その選手には並々ならぬ才能がある。
That athlete has uncommon talent.
Standard kanji spelling using the common 々 repetition mark.
Variant spelling without the repetition mark; less common but still encountered.
Variant spelling with okurigana; rarely used.
Derived from the noun 並み (nami, 'average' or 'ordinary') reduplicated for emphasis, combined with the classical negative form ならぬ (naranu, 'is not') of なり (nari). Literally 'not being ordinary-ordinary', i.e., far from ordinary.