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兼

兼 — readings, stroke count and radical

Stroke order

Stroke order data from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Meaning (Japanese)

  1. かねる。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Origin of the character

会意。「禾」×2+「又」、二つの稲を併せ持つさまを象る。「かねる」「あわせる」を意味する漢語｛兼｝を表す字。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Meaning

concurrently, and, beforehand, in advance

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

Readings

On (Sino-Japanese)
  • ケンJHS
Kun (native)
  • か(ねる)JHS
  • 〜か(ねる)JHS
Nanori (used in names)
  • かね
Other languages
  • 拼音jian1
  • 한글gyeom
  • Hán-ViệtKiêm

Labels show the school stage at which each Jōyō reading is taught.

Basics

Strokes
10 strokes
Radical
八(はち)
JIS level
Level 1
JLPT (old scale)
Level 1
Unicode
U+517C

Components

Components this kanji is made of. Follow them to find similar kanji.

Composition (IDS): top–bottom ⿱䒑⿻〢⿱⺕八

Words using this kanji

  • 兼けん（ケン）二つ以上のものの役割を兼ね備えることを表わす。and (concurrently; e.g. chauffeur and secretary), in addition to, at the same time, cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study)
  • 兼務けんむ複数の任務を兼ねること。serving concurrently as, concurrently holding the position of, holding the additional post of, additional post
  • 兼任けんにん複数の職務を兼ねること。serving concurrently as, holding the additional post of
  • 兼ねるかねる一つの物事のみでなく他の物事も含める。to be unable to, to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do, to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously, to contain (or combine) two or more features
  • 兼ね合いかねあいequilibrium, good balance, poise
  • 兼ね備えるかねそなえる複数の性格や能力などを同時に備え持つ。to have both, to possess both, to combine with
  • 兼業けんぎょう本業の他にしている事業および職業。pursuing as a side business, doing in addition to one's main work, running (businesses) simultaneously, side business
  • 兼用けんよう一つの物を二つ以上の目的で兼ねて使用すること。 一つの物を二人以上で兼ねて使用すること。multi-use, combined use, combination, serving two purposes
  • 兼業農家けんぎょうのうかpart-time farmer
  • 兼営けんえい本業とは別の事業を経営すること。 複数の事業を経営すること。operating or carrying on simultaneously
  • 兼職けんしょく本来の職務以外に他の職務を兼ねること。また、その職務。holding another position, serving concurrently as, concurrent position
  • 兼すけんすto combine with, to serve as both, to hold an additional post, to use with
  • 兼官けんかん本務の官職以外に他の官職を兼務すること。懸官。holding of concurrent (official) posts, concurrent post
  • 兼勤けんきんadditional post
  • 兼行けんこう急ぐため二倍の行程を行くこと。急いで何かをすること。兼程。 二つの事柄を兼ねてすること。working twice as hard, working day and night, doing simultaneously
  • 兼修けんしゅうstudying two subjects together (e.g. as a major and a minor)
  • 兼摂けんせつ本来の職務以外の職務を兼務して行うこと。serving concurrently as, holding the additional post of
  • 兼帯けんたい一人で二つ以上の職を兼ねること。兼任。 一つの物を二つ以上の役割で使用すること。兼用。combined use, combination, dual-use, serving two purposes
  • 兼題けんだい歌会、句会などで事前に出しておく題。subject for a poem (announced prior to a meeting of poets)
  • 兼備けんびいくつかの物を兼ね備えること。being proficient in both, combine both

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Lookup codes

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