Kanji1 / 10
兼 kanji
concurrently, and, beforehand, in advance
- JLPT level
- N1 (unofficial)
- First appears in
- N2 vocabulary
- Strokes
- 10
- School grade
- Secondary school
On readings
ケン
Kun readings
かねる-かねる
Words with 兼
LevelWord & meaningActions
- —兼学concurrently studying the teachings of two or more different schools or sects
- —兼担serving concurrently as; holding the additional post of
- —兼務寺Buddhist temple without a dedicated head priest
- —兼愛説universal love (concept in Mohism)
- —兼業農家part-time farmer
- —才色兼備(a woman) being gifted with both intelligence and beauty
- —昼夜兼行around-the-clock; (working) day and night
- —知勇兼備having both wisdom and courage
- —知徳兼備having both (wide) knowledge and (high) virtue
- —文武兼備well up in both literary and military (martial) arts; well skilled in wielding both the sword and the pen
- —兼業主婦part-time mom; working mother
- —男女兼用unisex; for use by both men and women
- —居間兼寝室living room and bedroom; bed-sitter
- —首相兼外相prime minister also serving as foreign minister
- —居間兼食堂living room-cum-dining room
- —船室兼料理室cuddy; small cabin or shelter on a sailboat
- —社長兼最高経営責任者president and chief executive officer; president and CEO
- —智勇兼備having both wisdom and courage