Keyword
concurrently
- and
- beforehand
- in advance
- Frequency
- #1164
- Strokes
- 10
- Grade
- 8
- JLPT (old)
- N1
- Heisig
- 1723
Readings
か56%
ケン44%
Mnemonic
A one-man band on short legs bangs antlers on a wall, strums a sideways trident and drums with a stick in each hand, all concurrently.
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Composed of
Used in kanji
嫌dislike謙humble鎌sickle廉bargain傔servant嗛pouch尲limp慊unsatisfaction蒹type of reed歉insufficiency縑fine silk豏half-grown beans賺coax鰜big-mouthed flounder鶼fabulous mythical bird鹻impure carbonate of sodium of natron
Used in vocabulary
兼
and (concurrently; e.g. chauffeur and secretary); in addition to; at the same time; cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study)
Conjunction
兼務
serving concurrently as; concurrently holding the position of; holding the additional post of; additional post
Noun
兼ねる
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; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside; to hesitate to do something (out of consideration for others); to think of the future (as well as the present)
Suffix
兼業
pursuing as a side business; doing in addition to one's main work; running (businesses) simultaneously; side business; job on the side
Noun