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兼

Kanji 兼: meaning "combine", readings, stroke order

The kanji 兼 means "combine". On'yomi: ケン; kun'yomi: かねる. JLPT N1 kanji, with example words.

Readings

Meaning
combine
On'yomi
ケン
Kun'yomi
かねる
Strokes
10
Level
JLPT N1
Official status
Jōyō (common-use kanji)

Words with 兼

  • 兼ねる かねる — to simultaneously serve two or more functions
  • 兼用 けんよう — multi-use, combined use
  • 兼業 けんぎょう — holding two jobs at the same time
  • 気兼ね きがね — hesitance, diffidence, feeling constraint

Stroke order · 10 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8
  9. 9
  10. 10

Strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

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