# 兼 — double as; concurrently

兼 means “double as; concurrently”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 10 strokes. On'yomi: ケン (ken). Kun'yomi: か(ねる) (kaneru). You'll see it in words such as 兼 (ken, “and; in addition to”).

- Meaning: double as; concurrently
- On'yomi: ケン (ken)
- Kun'yomi: か(ねる) (kaneru)
- Strokes: 10
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Links & order 2

## How to remember 兼

Parts: 八 eight; spreading legs · ヨ hand · 丨 stick

## Words with 兼

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 兼 | けん (ken) | and; in addition to |

## Don't confuse it with

[嫌](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/dislike/) · [廉](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/low-priced/) · [並](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/line-up/) · [妻](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/wife/)

## More in the “Links & order 2” set

[序](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/preface/) · [兼](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/double-as/) · [秩](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/regularity/) · [縁](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/bond-of-fate/) · [随](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/go-along-with/) · [該](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/the-said/) · [循](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/circulate/) · [如](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/as-if/)

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