Kanji 兼: "concurrently, and, beforehand"

Stroke order

Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.

Readings

In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.

At a glance

Common words with 兼

The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.

• 兼かねるto be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do · to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features
• 兼けんand (concurrently; e.g. chauffeur and secretary); in addition to; at the same time; cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study)
• 気き兼がねconstraint; reserve; feeling hesitant; being afraid of troubling someone
• 兼かね備そなえるto have both; to possess both; to combine with
• 兼けん任にんserving concurrently as; holding the additional post of
• 仕し兼かねないlikely to do; liable to do; (quite) capable of doing; may (well) do
• 堪たまり兼かねるto be unable to bear (something) any longer; to be unable to put up with
• し兼かねるto be reluctant to do; to hesitate to do; to be unable to do; to not be in a position to do
• 兼かね合あいequilibrium; good balance; poise
• 才さい色しょく兼けん備び(a woman) being gifted with both intelligence and beauty
• 兼けん用ようmulti-use; combined use; combination; serving two purposes
• 兼けん業ぎょうpursuing as a side business; doing in addition to one's main work; running (businesses) simultaneously · side business; job on the side

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