兼

double as; concurrently; and; beforehand; in advance

10 strokes. Jōyō kanji, taught in secondary school. Newspaper frequency rank 1164.

Readings

• ケン (on reading): 兼 (けん) and (concurrently; e.g. chauffeur and secretary); 兼任 (けんにん) serving concurrently as
• かねる (kun reading): 兼ねる (かねる) to be unable to; 兼ね備える (かねそなえる) to have both

Components

• 八
• ⺕
• 丨
• 丨
• 一 radical one
• ｜ radical vertical stroke
• ハ radical eight, katakana ha
• 丷 radical horns, inverted eight
• ヨ radical snout, katakana yo

Kanji containing 兼

• 嫌 dislike
• 謙 self-effacing
• 鎌 sickle
• 廉 bargain
• 慊 satisfaction
• 蒹 type of reed
• 歉 insufficiency
• 賺 coax

Words using 兼

• 兼 (けん) and (concurrently; e.g. chauffeur and secretary)
• 兼任 (けんにん) serving concurrently as
• 兼務 (けんむ) serving concurrently as
• 兼用 (けんよう) multi-use
• 兼業 (けんぎょう) pursuing as a side business
• 兼ねる (かねる) to be unable to
• 兼ね備える (かねそなえる) to have both
• 兼ね合い (かねあい) equilibrium
• 気兼ね (きがね) constraint
• 大は小を兼ねる (だいはしょうをかねる) the greater embraces the less

48 words in all.

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