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兼
Kanji meaning "concurrently, and, beforehand"
Stroke order
Jiten frequency #1326
JLPT N1
Secondary
Kanken Level 4
WaniKani Level 40
RTK
KLC Volume 6
TMW Debut Idol
10 strokes
Meanings
concurrently, and, beforehand, in advance
On'yomi
ケン
Kun'yomi
か.ねる
-か.ねる
Stroke order
(10 strokes)
Composed of
八
eight
radical
⺕
pig's head radical variant (no. 58)
丨
number one
Components and stroke order from
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Kanji containing
兼
(10)
嫌
謙
鎌
廉
簾
慊
賺
歉
蒹
濂
Reading usage
けん
139 (72%)
か
44 (23%)
かね
7 (4%)
が
2 (1%)
かぬる
1 (1%)
がね
1 (1%)
兼
(
けん
)
and (concurrently; e.g. chauffeur and secretary)
#6462
兼
(
けん
)
任
(
にん
)
serving concurrently as
#25824
才
(
さい
)
色
(
しょく
)
兼
(
けん
)
備
(
び
)
(a woman) being gifted with both intelligence and beauty
#41141
兼
(
けん
)
用
(
よう
)
multi-use
#43279
兼
(
けん
)
業
(
ぎょう
)
pursuing as a side business
#47241
兼
(
けん
)
務
(
む
)
serving concurrently as
#58213
男
(
だん
)
女
(
じょ
)
兼
(
けん
)
用
(
よう
)
unisex
#96717
兼
(
けん
)
備
(
び
)
being proficient in both
#106773
兼六園
(
けんろくえん
)
Kenrokuen
#126120
兼
(
けん
)
す
to combine with
#132025
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Most common words using this kanji
兼
(
けん
)
and (concurrently; e.g. chauffeur and secretary)
#6462
兼
(
か
)
ねる
to be unable to
#6543
兼
(
か
)
ねて
previously
#8207
気
(
き
)
兼
(
が
)
ね
constraint
#10526
兼
(
か
)
ね
備
(
そな
)
える
to have both
#14147
兼
(
けん
)
任
(
にん
)
serving concurrently as
#25824
兼
(
か
)
ね
合
(
あ
)
い
equilibrium
#40730
才
(
さい
)
色
(
しょく
)
兼
(
けん
)
備
(
び
)
(a woman) being gifted with both intelligence and beauty
#41141
兼
(
けん
)
用
(
よう
)
multi-use
#43279
兼
(
けん
)
業
(
ぎょう
)
pursuing as a side business
#47241
兼
(
けん
)
務
(
む
)
serving concurrently as
#58213
大
(
だい
)
は
小
(
しょう
)
を
兼
(
か
)
ねる
the greater embraces the less
#65522
兼
(
か
)
ねない
quite capable of ...
#67027
見
(
み
)
兼
(
か
)
ねる
to be unable to just watch (without doing anything)
#70488
耐
(
た
)
え
兼
(
か
)
ねる
to be unable to endure
#88795
男
(
だん
)
女
(
じょ
)
兼
(
けん
)
用
(
よう
)
unisex
#96717
兼
(
かぬる
)
Kanuru
#98612
兼定
(
かねさだ
)
Kanesada
#100271
待
(
ま
)
ち
兼
(
か
)
ねる
to wait impatiently for
#102093
兼
(
けん
)
備
(
び
)
being proficient in both
#106773
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