兼
Readings
Kana:
ケン、か.ねる、-か.ねる
Romaji:
ken, ka.neru, -ka.neru
Name Reading
Kana:
かね
Romaji:
kane
Meanings
concurrently, and, beforehand, in advance
Stroke Diagram
Kanji Info
Stroke Count:
10
Radical Number:
12
Frequency:
1164
Grade:
8
Skip Pattern:
2-3-7
Korean Reading:
gyeom
Chinese Reading:
jian1
Unicode:
517c
JIS:
3773
Indexes
Halpern Index: 2286
Nelson Index: 598
New Nelson Index: 381
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 2o8.1
Four Corner Index: 8023.7
Guide to Remembering Index: 850
Gakken Index: 1042
Japanese Names Index: 1268
Daikanwanjiten Index: 1483
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 2.0105
Remembering the kanji Index: 1597
Kanji Flashcards Index: 1078
Kodansha Compact Index: 765
Kanji in Context Index: 1324
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 1469
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 1979
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 1611
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 1723
Essential Kanji Index: 669
Kodansha Kanji Index: 2850
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 964
Read Writing the Kanji Index: 769
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 1307
Words
兼
(けん)
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
兼任
(けんにん)
concurrent post; to hold two posts concurrently
兼用
(けんよう)
multi-use; combined use; combination; serving two purposes
兼ね合い
(かねあい)
equilibrium; good balance; poise
兼帯
(けんたい)
combined use; combination; filling two positions; serving two purposes; dual-use
兼ねる
(かねる)
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)
兼務
(けんむ)
holding two posts concurrently
兼ね備える
(かねそなえる)
to have both; to possess both; to combine with
兼業
(けんぎょう、けんごう)
side line; second business
兼営
(けんえい)
operating or carrying on simultaneously