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並行線 (へいこうせん, heikousen) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

並へい行こう線せん

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Meanings

1

parallel railway lines

Refers specifically to two or more railway tracks running side by side without intersecting.

この区く間かんは並へい行こう線せんになっていて、上じょう下げ線せんが別べつ々べつの線せん路

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This section has parallel tracks, with inbound and outbound trains running on separate lines.

Kanji

並row, and, besides
行going, journey, carry out
線line, track
併join, get together, unite

Related words

平へい行こう線せん
平行線 is the general term for parallel lines in geometry or metaphorically for parallel paths that never meet. 並行線 is a specialized railway term for parallel tracks.

Built from

並へい行こう+線せん

Written forms

並へい行こう線せん
Standard kanji spelling for parallel lines, especially in railway contexts.
併へい行こう線せん
Variant kanji spelling; 併 can imply 'alongside' but is less common than 並.

Etymology

Compound of 並行 (parallel, side by side) + 線 (line). The kanji 並 means 'line up' or 'parallel', while the variant 併 can mean 'join' or 'alongside'.