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    3. 兼任

    兼任

    兼けん任にん

    serving concurrently as

    KMT8News #22+1Noun, Participle, Verb, TransitiveWork & CareerKanji Vocab16 strokes

    けんにん

    Noun, Participle, Verb, Transitive

    1.
    serving concurrently as, holding the additional post of

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    彼かれは部ぶ長ちょうと課か長ちょうを兼けん任にんしている。

    He holds both the positions of department head and section chief concurrently.

    KMT6Work & Career
    彼かの女じょはマーケティング部ぶ門もんと広うこ報うほ部うぶ門もんの責せき任にん者しゃを兼けん任にんしている。

    She concurrently holds the positions of head of the marketing department and the public relations department.

    KMT8Work & Career
    彼かれはプロジェクトマネージャーとチームリーダーを兼けん任にんし、多た忙ぼうな日ひ々びを送おくっている。

    He concurrently serves as project manager and team leader, leading a busy life.

    KMT8Work & Career
    大だい学がくの教きょう授じゅは研けん究きゅうと教きょう育いくを兼けん任にんすることが多おおい。

    University professors often concurrently handle both research and teaching.

    KMT8EducationWork & Career
    複ふく数すうの役やく職しょくを兼けん任にんすることで、彼かれの業ぎょう務む負ふ担たんは増ぞう大だいした。

    By concurrently holding multiple positions, his workload increased significantly.

    KMT9Work & Career

    Kanji that make up this word

    兼
    か.ねる・-か.ねる…(2)
    concurrently・and・beforehand・in advance
    任
    まか.せる・まか.す…(4)
    responsibility・duty・term・entrust to・appoint
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