並行する

• 読み: へいこうする
• ローマ字: heikou suru
• 漢字の分解: 並 (hei/nara) — line up, side by side; 行 (kou/i) — go, proceed, carry out
• 発音: /heː.koː.sɯ.ɾɯ/

意味

To do at the same time; to run in parallel. Describes carrying out multiple activities or processes simultaneously.

A する verb meaning to proceed in parallel or concurrently. Used when two or more tasks, projects, or processes are carried out at the same time. Common in work, study, and project management contexts. Can also mean to run physically parallel (e.g. parallel lines), but the temporal sense is more frequent at N2 level.

例文

1. 仕事と資格の勉強を並行して進めている。
2. 二つのプロジェクトを並行するのは大変だ。
3. 調査と分析を並行して行った。

使い方ガイド

場面: work, project management, study

トーン: practical

起源と歴史

From Sino-Japanese 並 (line up, side by side) and 行 (go, proceed). Literally means to proceed side by side, evoking the image of two paths running alongside each other.

文化的背景

時代: Modern

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Professional