Moto 兼: Concurrently; And; BeforehandKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- ケン
- Kun'yomi
- か(ねる)、-か(ねる)
- Level
- JLPT N1Jōyō, secondary school
- Words
- 80 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (ケン)
- 兼けんcum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs)
- 兼務けんむserving concurrently as; holding the additional post of
- 兼任けんにんserving concurrently as; holding the additional post of
- 兼営けんえいoperating or carrying on simultaneously
- 兼業けんぎょうperusing as a side business; doing in addition to one's main work
- 兼業農家けんぎょうのうかpart-time farmer
- 兼用けんようmulti-use; combined use
- 兼職けんしょくholding another position; serving concurrently as
- 兼すけんすto combine with; to serve as both
- 兼修けんしゅうstudying two lines together (as a major and a minor)
- 兼備けんびbeing proficient in both; combine both
- 兼務寺けんむじBuddhist temple without a dedicated head priest
- 兼勤けんきんadditional post
- 兼学けんがくconcurrently studying the teachings of two or more different schools or sects
- 兼官けんかんholding of concurrent (official) posts; concurrent post
- 兼帯けんたいcombined use; combination
- 兼担けんたんserving concurrently as; holding the additional post of
- 兼摂けんせつserving concurrently as; holding the additional post of
- 兼有けんゆうhaving both
- 兼業主婦けんぎょうしゅふpart-time mom; working mother
- 兼行けんこうdoing simultaneously
- 兼轄けんかつjoint administration
- 兼題けんだいsubject for a poem
- 居間兼寝室いまけんしんしつliving room and bedroom; bed-sitter
- 居間兼食堂いまけんしょくどうliving room-cum-dining room
Words that use a kun'yomi
- 兼ねるかねるto be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do
- 兼ね合いかねあいequilibrium; good balance
- 兼ね備えるかねそなえるto have both; to possess both
- 兼ねてかねてpreviously; already
- 待ち兼ねるまちかねるto wait impatiently for
- 気兼ねきがねconstraint; reserve
- お待ち兼ねおまちかねlong-awaited; long-waited-for
- し兼ねないしかねないcapable of anything; liable to do
- し兼ねるしかねるto be reluctant to do; to hesitate to do
- 仕兼ねないしかねないcapable of anything; liable to do
- 仕兼ねるしかねるto be reluctant to do; to hesitate to do
- 兼ねてよりかねてよりpreviously; already
- 兼ねないかねないquite capable of ...; could happen
- 兼ね仕えるかねつかえるto serve at the same time
- 兼ね兼ねかねがねsince long ago; already
- 兼ね役かねやくcarrying on a second line of work
- 兼ね言かねごとpromise; prediction
- 出来兼ねるできかねるto be unable to do; to find something difficult to do
- 分かり兼ねるわかりかねるto be difficult to ascertain; to be difficult to understand
- 千番に一番の兼ね合いせんばんにいちばんのかねあいsomething so difficult that one doesn't know if there's even a 1 in 1000 chance of success
- 堪え兼ねるたえかねるto be unable to endure; to be unable to stand (something)
- 堪り兼ねるたまりかねるto be unable to bear (something) any longer; to be unable to put up with (something) any longer
- 大は小を兼ねるだいはしょうをかねるthe greater embraces the less; better too big than too small
- 大男総身に知恵が回り兼ねおおおとこそうみにちえがまわりかねbig heads have little wit
- 待ち兼ねまちかねlong-awaited; long-waited-for
Other readings
- 兼々かねがねsince long ago; already
- 兼併けんぺいuniting; unity
- 兼兼かねがねsince long ago; already
- 兼合いかねあいequilibrium; good balance
- 兼補けんぽcarrying on a second line of work
- 兼言かねごとpromise; prediction
- 千番に一番の兼合せんばんにいちばんのかねあいsomething so difficult that one doesn't know if there's even a 1 in 1000 chance of success
- 待兼まちかねlong-awaited; long-waited-for
- 待兼ねまちかねlong-awaited; long-waited-for
- 待兼鰐まちかねわにToyotamaphimeia machikanensis (Japanese fossil species of crocodilian)
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