兼 (けん)cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and

Kanji in 兼

• 兼Concurrently; And; BeforehandRead with its on'yomi here · JLPT N1

Words that share its kanji

• 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
• 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