Meaning: concurrently, and, beforehand, in advance
Kunyomi: か.ねる -か.ねる
Onyomi: ケン
Composition: 八
兼
Radical
Radical: 八
Meaning: eight
八
Examples
Onyomi Examples
兼 （ケン） cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study), and (concurrently; e.g. chauffeur and secretary), in addition to, at the same time
兼任 （ケンニン） serving concurrently as, holding the additional post of
Kunyomi Examples
兼ねる （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, to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.), to do alongside, to hesitate to do something (out of consideration for others), to think of the future (as well as the present)
Kanji
Jōyō kanji, Taught in junior high
JLPT level: N1
1164 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke count: 10
Meaning: concurrently, and, beforehand, in advance
Kunyomi: か.ねる -か.ねる
Onyomi: ケン
Composition: 八
兼
Radical
Radical: 八
Meaning: eight
八
Examples
Onyomi Examples
兼 （ケン） cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study), and (concurrently; e.g. chauffeur and secretary), in addition to, at the same time
兼任 （ケンニン） serving concurrently as, holding the additional post of
Kunyomi Examples
兼ねる （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, to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.), to do alongside, to hesitate to do something (out of consideration for others), to think of the future (as well as the present)