並み (nami)
average, medium, common, ordinary
- JLPT N1
- noun
- Pitch 0
- #5993 most frequent
Meaning
並み (なみ, nami) is a JLPT N1 noun meaning “average, medium, common, ordinary”.
Kanji in this word
Example sentences 12
彼は 並みの 人間ではありません。
He's not an average person.
マイクさんのゴルフはプロ並みだ。
Mike's golf skills are about the same level as a pro's.
今月の降水量は平年並みだそうだ。
It is said that this month's precipitation is about the same as (that of the same month) in an average year.
ここの寿司屋は回転寿司並みに安い。
This sushi bar is cheap like a conveyer belt sushi bar.
今日はまだ5月だというのに8月並みの暑さだ。
Although it is still May today, it is as hot as August.
やっと仕事も見つかって何とか人並みに暮らしています。
I finally found a job, and somehow am making a go of it, living like other people do.
今日はリハーサルだったが本番並みの緊張感を味わった。
Although today's (performance) was a rehearsal, I felt the same level of tension as if it were the real performance.
日本人も欧米人並みに肉や乳製品を食べるようになった。
Japanese people now eat (literally: have come to eat) as much meat and dairy products as Westerners (literally: Europeans and Americans) do.
私はパートなのに、正社員並みに仕事をさせられている。
Despite the fact that I'm only a part-timer, they make me work as much as the regular employees.
吉田さんは植物については専門家並みの知識を持っている。
Regarding plants, Ms. Yoshida has as much knowledge as a specialist.
当社に登録されている通訳の英語力はネイティブ並みです。
The interpreters registered with our company have a native level of English proficiency.
電気自動車の価格をガソリン自動車並みに下げるのは極めて難しい。
It is extremely difficult to reduce the price of an electric car so it is on a par with a gasoline car.