also: やなみ
noun
row of houses; line of houses
Refers to a continuous line of houses along a street or area; often used in descriptions of townscapes.
古い家並みが残る町を散歩した。
I strolled through a town where old rows of houses remain.
noun, adverb
Used adverbially or as a noun to mean 'house by house' or 'at every house'; often in contexts like visiting or checking every house.
家並みにチラシを配る。
Distribute flyers to every house.
家並みに声をかけて回った。
Went around calling out at each house.
Variant without okurigana; less common but still seen.
Rare variant without okurigana.
Alternate kanji using 屋; reading やなみ is rare.
軒並み also means 'row of houses' or 'every house', but is more common and often used in economic contexts (e.g., 軒並み値上がり). 家並み is slightly more literary or descriptive.
Compound of 家 (いえ, 'house') and 並み (なみ, 'line' or 'row'). The reading やなみ uses the kun'yomi や for 家/屋.