兼 — concurrently, and, beforehand

Readings

On'yomi came with the character from Chinese; kun'yomi is the native Japanese word it was borrowed for. A dot marks where okurigana takes over, a hyphen marks a prefix or suffix position.

On'yomi

• けん ken

Kun'yomi

• か.ねる ka.neru
• -か.ねる -ka.neru

Words that use 兼

A kanji is worth learning for the words it unlocks. These are from the JLPT vocabulary lists.

• 兼用 けんよう multi-use JLPT N1
• 兼業 けんぎょう pursuing as a side business JLPT N1
• 気兼ね きがね constraint JLPT N1