Godan verb, intransitive verb

  1. to line up, to stand in a line.
  2. to rival, to match, to equal.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
並ぶ ならぶ
 
列ぶ ならぶ
 
双ぶ ならぶ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

row, and, besides
なら.べる なみ な.み (6th, N2)
grass, straw, herbs
to divide
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
business(業) variant
number one, line, rod radical (no. 2)
コン シ ジョ