Jisho

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10 strokes
Radical:
eight
Parts:
concurrently, and, beforehand, in advance
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1164 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

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
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
jian1
Korean:
gyeom

Spanish

  • concurrentemente
  • y
  • además
  • por añadidura
  • agarrar
  • coger
  • combinarse

Portuguese

  • Concorrentemente
  • e

French

  • simultanément
  • et
  • cumuler
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)
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

5 strokes
Radical:
use 用 (甩)
Parts:
utilize, business, service, use, employ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
107 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 用 【ヨウ】 business, task, errand, engagement, use, purpose, for the use of ..., used for ..., made for ..., call of nature, excretion
  • 用意 【ヨウイ】 preparation, arrangements, provision, getting ready, laying out (e.g. a meal)
  • 登用 【トウヨウ】 appointment, assignment, promotion
  • 効用 【コウヨウ】 use, utility, effect, benefit

Kun reading compounds

  • 用いる 【もちいる】 to use, to make use of, to utilize, to utilise

Readings

Japanese names:
たから
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
yong4
Korean:
yong

Spanish

  • uso
  • empleo
  • trabajo
  • usar
  • hacer uso de

Portuguese

  • utilizar
  • negócios
  • serviço
  • usar
  • empregar

French

  • se servir de
  • affaires
  • service
  • utiliser
  • employer
146 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
235 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
215 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
102 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2993 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
110 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
219 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
193 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
2.19 Japanese for Busy People
107 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
107 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
308 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1329 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3694 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1889 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2569 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1189 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
21703 Morohashi
2976 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3721 New Nelson (John Haig)
1181 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1265 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
177 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
116 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3653 2001 Kanji
2r3.1 The Kanji Dictionary
3-2-3 SKIP code
4-5-1 SKIP code
7722.0 Four corner code
1-45-49 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
7528 Unicode hex code