concurrently, and, beforehand, in advance

On'yomi
ケン
Kun'yomi
か.ねる、-か.ねる
Parts
一|ハ丷ヨsimilar kanji →
JLPT N210 strokesSecondary#1164 most commonU+517C

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Words using 兼

  • 気兼ねきがねconstraint; reserve; feeling hesitant; being afraid of troubling someoneN5
  • 兼けんand (concurrently; e.g. chauffeur and secretary); in addition to; at the same time; cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study)N5
  • 兼ねるかねるto be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to doN5
  • 兼ね合いかねあいequilibrium; good balance; poiseN5
  • 兼ね備えるかねそなえるto have both; to possess both; to combine withN5
  • 兼任けんにんserving concurrently as; holding the additional post ofN5
  • 兼務けんむserving concurrently as; concurrently holding the position of; holding the additional post ofN5
  • 兼業けんぎょうpursuing as a side business; doing in addition to one's main work; running (businesses) simultaneouslyN5
  • 兼勤けんきんadditional postN3
  • 兼行けんこうworking twice as hard; working day and nightN3
  • 兼修けんしゅうstudying two subjects together (e.g. as a major and a minor)N3
  • 兼摂けんせつserving concurrently as; holding the additional post ofN3
  • 兼帯けんたいcombined use; combination; dual-use; serving two purposesN3
  • 兼補けんぽcarrying on a second line of workN3
  • 兼用けんようmulti-use; combined use; combination; serving two purposesN3
  • 才色兼備さいしょくけんび(a woman) being gifted with both intelligence and beautyN3
  • し兼ねるしかねるto be reluctant to do; to hesitate to do; to be unable to do; to not be in a position to doN3
  • 昼夜兼行ちゅうやけんこうaround-the-clock; (working) day and nightN3
  • 兼ねないかねないquite capable of ...; not unlikely to ...; may well ...; might ...; could ...; would not hesitate to ...N3
  • 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 smallN3