兼

meaningconcurrently, and, beforehand, in advance

On'yomi
ケン
Kun'yomi
か.ねる、-か.ねる
Strokes
10
Taught in
Secondary school (jōyō)
Frequency
#1164 most common in newspapers

Words it lives in

兼
  • 兼けんand
  • 兼務けんむserving concurrently as
  • 兼任けんにんserving concurrently as
  • 兼ねるかねるto be unable to
  • 兼ね合いかねあいequilibrium
  • 気兼ねきがねconstraint
  • 兼ねてかねてpreviously

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