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    3. 兼

    兼

    兼か.ねる

    concurrently

    N1KMT8Freq #1164Core ConceptsKanji10 strokes

    Kun'yomi

    か.ねる-か.ねる

    On'yomi

    ケン

    Nanori

    かね

    concurrentlyandbeforehandin advance

    八

    八
    丨

    Stroke 0 / 10

    Speed1.0x

    嫌廉謙鎌簾慊蒹公八兮

    Alternative forms of this concept

    ハ

    Concepts using this kanji

    兼

    and (concurrently; e.g. chauffeur and secretary)

    兼務

    serving concurrently as

    兼任

    serving concurrently as

    兼ね合い

    equilibrium

    兼ね備える

    to have both

    兼業

    perusing as a side business

    兼ねる

    to be unable to

    兼用

    multi-use

    兼業農家

    part-time farmer

    兼営

    operating or carrying on simultaneously

    気兼ね

    constraint

    兼職

    holding another position

    大は小を兼ねる

    the greater embraces the less

    兼学

    concurrently studying the teachings of two or more different schools or sects

    男女兼用

    unisex

    兼官

    holding of concurrent (official) posts

    兼行

    working twice as hard

    首相兼外相

    prime minister also serving as foreign minister

    兼有

    having both

    兼ね役

    carrying on a second line of work

    兼ね仕える

    to serve at the same time

    仕兼ねない

    likely to do

    兼担

    serving concurrently as

    兼題

    subject for a poem (announced prior to a meeting of poets)

    兼業主婦

    part-time mom

    文武兼備

    well up in both literary and military (martial) arts

    千番に一番の兼ね合い

    something so difficult that one doesn't know if there's even a 1 in 1000 chance of success

    兼補

    carrying on a second line of work

    兼備

    being proficient in both

    兼務寺

    Buddhist temple without a dedicated head priest

    兼修

    studying two subjects together (e.g. as a major and a minor)

    兼松日産農林

    Kanematsu-NNK Corporation

    昼夜兼行

    around-the-clock

    兼帯

    combined use

    遣り兼ねない

    likely to do

    知徳兼備

    having both (wide) knowledge and (high) virtue

    知勇兼備

    having both wisdom and courage

    兼併

    uniting

    兼す

    to combine with

    し兼ねる

    to be reluctant to do

    兼々

    since long ago

    兼ねない

    quite capable of ...

    兼勤

    additional post

    居間兼食堂

    living room-cum-dining room

    大男総身に知恵が回り兼ね

    big heads have little wit

    才色兼備

    (a woman) being gifted with both intelligence and beauty

    居間兼寝室

    living room and bedroom

    社長兼最高経営責任者

    president and chief executive officer

    兼轄

    concurrent jurisdiction (esp. of an embassy serving neighboring countries)

    兼摂

    serving concurrently as

    待兼鰐

    Toyotamaphimeia machikanensis (Japanese fossil species of crocodilian)

    堪え兼ねる

    to be unable to endure

    堪り兼ねる

    to be unable to bear (something) any longer

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    • 丨
    • 八

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    • 気兼ね
    • 堪え兼ねる
    • 居間兼寝室
    • 兼
    • 兼す
    • 兼ねる
    • 兼ね合い
    • 兼ね仕える
    • 兼ね備える
    • 兼ね役
    • 兼営
    • 兼官
    • 兼業農家
    • 兼勤
    • 兼行
    • 兼修
    • 兼職
    • 兼摂
    • 兼帯
    • 兼題
    • 兼任
    • 兼備
    • 兼併
    • 兼補
    • 兼務
    • 兼用
    • 才色兼備
    • 仕兼ねない
    • し兼ねる
    • 首相兼外相
    • 昼夜兼行
    • 兼業
    • 兼々
    • 兼有
    • 居間兼食堂
    • 兼ねない
    • 堪り兼ねる
    • 知勇兼備
    • 知徳兼備
    • 文武兼備
    • 大は小を兼ねる
    • 兼業主婦
    • 兼轄
    • 大男総身に知恵が回り兼ね
    • 待兼鰐
    • 兼学
    • 千番に一番の兼ね合い
    • 遣り兼ねない
    • 社長兼最高経営責任者
    • 兼務寺
    • 兼担
    • 男女兼用
    • 兼松日産農林

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    • 謙
    • 鎌
    • 簾
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    • 兮

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    • ハ

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