兼 is the Japanese kanji for concurrently, and, beforehand, in advance. It is written with 10 strokes and appears at JLPT level N1. Its kun reading is か.ねる、-か.ねる and its on reading is ケン.
Stroke order
Words with 兼
- 兼and (concurrently; e.g. chauffeur and secretary), in addition to, at the same time
- 兼ねるto be unable to, to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do
- 兼ねてpreviously, already, for some time
- 兼務serving concurrently as, concurrently holding the position of, holding the additional post of
- 兼任serving concurrently as, holding the additional post of
- 兼ね合いequilibrium, good balance, poise
Practice 兼 with brush strokes, spaced repetition and quizzes in the app.