Hanja Analyzer
兼

兼 — gyeom

Meaning and reading as used in Korean (hanja).

Korean reading
겸할 겸
Romanization
gyeom
English
unite, combine; connect; and
Mandarin
jiān
Japanese on'yomi
ケン
Japanese kun'yomi
か.ねる -か.ねる
Japanese usage
Jōyō kanji
School grade
Secondary (Jōyō)
Newspaper frequency
#1,164 of 2,500
Strokes
10
Radical
八 (12, 8 residual)
Unicode
U+517C

Korean example words with 兼

  • 겸비兼備 Korean gloss: 두 가지 이상을 아울러 갖춤
  • 겸병兼倂 Korean gloss: 둘 이상의 것을 하나로 합치어 가짐
  • 겸보兼補 Korean gloss: 본디의 직책 이외에 다른 직책을 겸하여 맡김
  • 겸업兼業 Korean gloss: 주된 직업 외에 다른 일을 겸하여 함. 또는 그렇게 하는 일
  • 겸상兼床 Korean gloss: 둘 또는 그 이상의 사람이 함께 음식을 먹을 수 있도록 차린 상. 또는 그렇게 차려 먹음
  • 겸전하다兼全 Korean gloss: 여러 가지를 완전하게 갖추다
  • 겸유하다兼有 Korean gloss: 두 가지 이상을 아울러 가지다
  • 겸용하다兼用 Korean gloss: 한 가지를 여러 가지 목적으로 쓰다
  • 겸임하다兼任 Korean gloss: 두 가지 이상의 직무를 아울러 맡아보다
  • 겸장하다兼掌 Korean gloss: 두 가지 이상의 일을 겸하여 맡아 관장하다
  • 겸직하다兼職 Korean gloss: 자기의 본디 직무 외에 다른 직무를 겸하다
  • 겸애하다兼愛 Korean gloss: 가리지 않고 모든 사람을 똑같이 두루 사랑하다

Definitions from Woorimalsam, National Institute of Korean Language (CC BY-SA 2.0 KR)

Japanese words with 兼

  • 兼けん and (concurrently; e.g. chauffeur and secretary); in addition to; at the same time
  • 兼務けんむ serving concurrently as; concurrently holding the position of; holding the additional post of
  • 兼任けんにん serving concurrently as; holding the additional post of
  • 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
  • 兼ね合いかねあい equilibrium; good balance; poise
  • 兼ね備えるかねそなえる to have both; to possess both; to combine with
  • 兼業けんぎょう pursuing as a side business; doing in addition to one's main work; running (businesses) simultaneously
  • 兼用けんよう multi-use; combined use; combination
  • 兼業農家けんぎょうのうか part-time farmer
  • 兼営けんえい operating or carrying on simultaneously
  • 気兼ねきがね constraint; reserve; feeling hesitant
  • 兼職けんしょく holding another position; serving concurrently as; concurrent position

Characters sharing the phonetic 兼

Most Han characters pair a meaning part with a sound part. Characters sharing a sound part are usually read alike. Most of this group are read “겸” in Korean.

Other hanja read “겸”

Other hanja with radical 八

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