平行 (Heikou) is a Japanese noun meaning “parallelism, running parallel (to, with), running concurrently, occurring at the same time”.
Meanings
- noun, suru verb, intransitive verb, na-adjective, adjectival nounparallelism; running parallel (to, with)
- noun, suru verb, intransitive verb, adjectival nounrunning concurrently; occurring at the same time; keeping pace with
- noun, suru verb, intransitive verbnot reaching an agreement (e.g. of a debate)
Examples
二線は平行するとせよ。
Let the two lines be parallel.
道は川に平行している。
The road parallels the river.
船は岸と並行に進んだ。
The ship was abreast of the shore.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).