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平年並み (へいねんなみ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
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This summer's temperatures are expected to be around the average year level.
The rice harvest was about average.
Usage patterns 〈 事こと 〉 が 平へい 年ねん 並な みだ for something to be at the level of an average year
This year's temperature is about average.
平へい 年ねん 並な みの 〈 事こと 〉 an average-year level of (something)
Average rainfall for this time of year is expected.
〈 事こと 〉 が 平へい 年ねん 並な みに 戻もど る for something to return to average-year levels
Temperatures will probably return to normal by next month.
Related words 平年 is the noun for 'an average year', while 平年並み adds 並み to describe something as being on par with an average year.
平均的 means 'average' or 'typical' in a general sense, while 平年並み is specifically used for yearly statistics like weather or harvests.
Written forms 平へい 年ねん 並な み
Standard spelling with okurigana み. This is the most common written form.
平へい 年ねん 並なみ
Variant spelling without okurigana. Less common but still encountered.
Etymology Compound of 平年 (へいねん, 'average year') and 並み (なみ, 'level, average'). The suffix 並み attaches to nouns to mean 'on the same level as'.
