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    3. 兼業

    兼業

    兼けん業ぎょう

    perusing as a side business

    N1KMT9News #25+1Ref L2Work & CareerKanji Vocab23 strokes

    けんぎょう

    Noun, Participle, Verb, Transitive

    1.
    perusing as a side business, doing in addition to one's main work, running (businesses) simultaneously

    Noun

    2.
    side business, job on the side

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    彼かれは本ほん業ぎょうの他ほかに兼けん業ぎょうもしています。

    Besides his main job, he also has a side business.

    KMT7Work & CareerDaily Life
    兼けん業ぎょうをすることで、収しゅう入にゅうを増ふやすことができる。

    By having a side job, one can increase their income.

    KMT9Work & CareerBusiness & Finance
    会かい社しゃによっては兼けん業ぎょうを禁きん止ししている場ば合あいもあるので、事じ前ぜんに確かく認にんが必ひつ要ようだ。

    Some companies prohibit side jobs, so it's necessary to check in advance.

    KMT9Work & CareerBusiness & Finance
    彼かれは農のう業ぎょうとITコンサルタントの兼コンサルタン業トのけんぎょうで、新あたらしいビジネスモデルを構こう築ちくした。

    He built a new business model by combining farming and IT consulting as side businesses.

    KMT9Work & CareerBusiness & FinanceTechnology
    趣しゅ味みが高こうじて、週しゅう末まつだけカフェを兼けん業ぎょうしている人ひともいる。

    Some people, whose hobbies have grown, run a cafe as a side business only on weekends.

    KMT9Work & CareerDaily LifeFood & Dining

    Kanji that make up this word

    兼
    か.ねる・-か.ねる…(2)
    concurrently・and・beforehand・in advance
    業
    わざ…(4)
    business・vocation・arts・performance
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