Vita:兼

Parts

• 兼 1597 concurrently
  • 丷 * horns
  • ⼹ * broom
  • ⼁ * walking stick (cane)
  • ⼁ * walking stick (cane)
  • ⊕ * something added

Usage in other kanji

• 兼 1597 concurrently
  • 嫌 1598 dislike
  • 鎌 1599 sickle
  • 謙 1600 self-effacing
  • 廉 1601 bargain

KANJIDIC Entry

• 兼 3773 U517c B12 G8 S10 F1164 N598 V381 H2286 DK1469 L1597 K1042 O1268 DO669 MN1483 MP2.0105 E850 IN1081 DS769 DJ1324 DG765 P2-3-7 I2o8.1 Q8023.7 DR964 Yjian1 Wgyeom ケン か.ねる -か.ねる T1 かね {concurrently} {and}

EDICT Entries

• 気兼ね [きがね] / (adj-na,n,vs) hesitance / diffidence / feeling constraint / fear of troubling someone / having scruples about doing something / (P) /
• 兼 [けん] / (conj,n) and / in addition / concurrently / (P) /
• 兼ねる [かねる] / (suf,v1) to hold (position) / to serve / to be unable / to be beyond one's ability / to combine with / to use with / cannot / to hesitate to / to be impatient / (P) /
• 兼ね合い [かねあい] / (n,vs) equilibrium / good balance / poise / (P) /
• 兼ね備える [かねそなえる] / (v1) to have both / to combine with / (P) /
• 兼業 [けんぎょう] / (n) side line / second business / (P) /
• 兼任 [けんにん] / (n) concurrent post / (P) /
• 兼務 [けんむ] / (n) additional post / (P) /
• 待ち兼ねる [まちかねる] / (v1) to wait impatiently for / (P) /

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Meta

1. Frequency: 1515 out of 9933.

Decomposition

Once

• 兼 => 䒑, No glyph available

Radical

• 兼 => 丷 (eight/divide) , 一 (one) , No glyph available (N/A) , 八 (eight/divide) , ⺕ (pig snout)

Graphical

• 兼 => 丷,一,丨,八,匚,一

Pinyin & Meaning

1. jian1 - double/twice/simultaneous/holding two or more (official) posts at the same time

Pronunciation Clues

1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words

High Frequency

• 兼
• 兼职 (兼職)

Medium Frequency

• 兼备 (兼備)
• 兼具
• 兼容
• 兼程
• 兼顾 (兼顧)

Appears In

• 兼 also appears in:
• 廉嫌歉赚谦慊缣鹣蒹搛鰜鎌鳒鬑賺稴