(のきな)

のきなみ
noun, adverb
across the board; all in a row; without exception
quantity
1. row of houses; house after house
A line of buildings standing side by side along a street.
The row of shops is neatly lined up.
The typhoon blew off the roofs of house after house.
I strolled along a street where old rows of houses still remain.
2. across the board; without exception; one after another
Used adverbially to indicate that something applies to every case in a group, without exception. Very common in news and business reporting.
Stock prices fell across the board.
Restaurants raised prices across the board.
This year's entrance exams were difficult, and examinees' scores were low across the board.

Compound of (のき) (eaves, house) + ()み (row, line). Originally described a row of houses, but the adverbial sense 2 is now more common.

As an adverb, 軒並(のきな)み emphasizes that something affects every member of a group uniformly. It is especially frequent in news reporting about market trends, price changes, and widespread phenomena.

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