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How do you say "parallel" in Japanese?
パラレル
parareru
In Japanese, "parallel" is パラレル (parareru).
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Pronunciation
Pah-rah-reh-roo, four syllables borrowed from English 'parallel' — each syllable gets even, equal weight, fittingly for the word's meaning.
Writing and usage
パラレル is written using katakana. It's a noun, and this word is also taught inside the Noun Town language learning game, where it appears in interactive lessons alongside hundreds of other everyday words.
Example sentence
この2つの線は互いに平行に走っています。
kono 2 tsuno sen ha tagaini heikou ni hashitsu teimasu.
The two lines run parallel to each other.
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How to remember パラレル
Parareru is fitting because parallel lines never meet, and here each syllable stays separate and even too, side by side like the lines themselves.
Related words
- circle 円 en
- triangle 三角形 sankakukei
- rectangle 長方形 chouhoukei
- diamond ダイヤモンド daiyamondo
- oval 楕円形 daenkei
- hexagon 六角形 rokkakkei
- pentagon ペンタゴン pentagon
- cube 立方体 rippoutai
- sphere 球面 kyuumen
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Questions about パラレル
How do you pronounce パラレル?
Pah-rah-reh-roo, four syllables borrowed from English 'parallel' — each syllable gets even, equal weight, fittingly for the word's meaning.
Is パラレル formal or casual?
パラレル is a neutral, everyday word that works in both casual and polite speech. The level of formality comes from the sentence structure around it, not from the word itself.
How is パラレル written in Japanese?
パラレル is written using katakana. Romanised, it reads as parareru.
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"Parallel" in other languages
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