| 769 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 850 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1042 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 598 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 669 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1078 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1268 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1081 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1129 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1324 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 765 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2850 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1469 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1979 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1611 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 1483 | Morohashi |
| 2286 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 381 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1597 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1723 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1307 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1164 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 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
Kun reading compounds
- 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)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- かね
- Korean:
- gyeom
Spanish
- concurrentemente
- y
- además
- por añadidura
- agarrar
- coger
- combinarse
Portuguese
- Concorrentemente
- e
French
- simultanément
- et
- cumuler
| 964 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2o8.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-3-7 | SKIP code |
| 8023.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-23-83 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 517c | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N3
830 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 勤勉 【キンベン】 diligent, hard-working, industrious
- 勤続 【キンゾク】 continuous service
- 非常勤 【ヒジョウキン】 part-time work
- 常勤 【ジョウキン】 full-time employment
- 勤行 【ゴンギョウ】 religious service
- 勤行時報係 【ゴンギョウジホウガカリ】 muezzin
Kun reading compounds
- 勤める 【つとめる】 to work (for), to be employed (at), to serve (in), to serve (as), to act (as), to fill (the position of), to play the role (of), to conduct a religious service
- 務まる 【つとまる】 to be fit (for a role), to be qualified (for), to be equal (to a task), to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)
- 勤しむ 【いそしむ】 to work hard at, to devote oneself to, to be diligent in
Readings
- Korean:
- geun
Spanish
- tarea
- trabajo
- deber
- servicio diario
- servir
- desempeñar un cargo
- ser adecuado para
Portuguese
- diligência
- tornar-se empregado
- servir
French
- assiduité
- application
- travailler
- être employé
| 762 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 853 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 842 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 750 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 732 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 726 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 376 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1698 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 3.10 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 559 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 568 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 525 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 223 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2287 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1182 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1613 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1591 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 2415P | Morohashi |
| 1818 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 552 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1577 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1700 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 941 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1945 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2g10.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-10-2 | SKIP code |
| 4412.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-22-48 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 52e4 | Unicode hex code |