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兼 kanji — Concurrently, And, Beforehand | JLPT N1 · Nihongo Circle

兼

Concurrently, And, Beforehand, In Advance

10 strokes

N1

On readings 音読み

けん

Kun readings 訓読み

か.ねる、-か.ねる

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Words using 兼

兼ねるかねるto simultaneously serve two or more functionsN2 兼用けんようmulti-useN1 気兼ねきがねhesitanceN1 兼業けんぎょうholding two jobs at the same timeN1 兼けんand (concurrently; e.g. chauffeur and secretary)兼ね合いかねあいequilibrium 兼ね備えるかねそなえるto have both 兼任けんにんserving concurrently as 兼務けんむserving concurrently as

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