Word Meaning

けん ken

兼 is read as けん (ken) and means cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study).

Meaning

English

  1. cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study)
  2. and (concurrently; e.g. chauffeur and secretary)
  3. in addition to
  4. at the same time

Reading

Kana

けん

Romaji

ken

Stroke Sequence

1 Characters • 10 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 15292 Priority C

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

兼ねる

かねる

to hesitate to do something (out of consideration for others)

兼業

けんぎょう

side business

兼務

けんむ

additional post

兼ね合い

かねあい

equilibrium

兼任

けんにん

serving concurrently as

兼ね備える

かねそなえる

to have both

兼業農家

けんぎょうのうか

part-time farmer

兼用

けんよう

multi-use

兼営

けんえい

operating or carrying on simultaneously

兼職

けんしょく

concurrent position

気兼ね

きがね

constraint

待ち兼ねる

まちかねる

to wait impatiently for

Example Sentences

9

かれはしゃちょうとえいぎょうぶちょうをかねている。

He doubles as the president and the sales manager.

これはしゅみとじつえきをかねたしごとだ。

This is a job that combines a hobby with profit.

このへやはしょさいとしんしつのけんようです。

This room serves as both a study and a bedroom.

かのじょはふたつのやくしょくをけんにんしている。

She holds two posts concurrently.

かねてからおあいしたいとおもっていました。

I have wanted to meet you for a long time.

そのようきゅうにはおうじかねます。

We cannot comply with that request.

かれはひみつをもらしかねない。

He might leak the secret.

このふくはだんじょけんようです。

These clothes are unisex.

ここではきがねなくすごしてください。

Please feel at home here without any hesitation.