Illustration: In the narrow entrance of a Japanese apartment, a sturdy wooden storage chest also serves as a bench. A resident sits on its cushioned top to put on shoes while pulling an umbrella from an open compartment beneath the seat.

JLPT N1conjunctionLevel estimated by Bebop

兼けん

ken

and, also serving as

Links two roles or functions held at once. Note written by AI.

Example sentences

彼かれは小説家しょうせつか兼けん画家がかである。
He is a novelist and artist.
Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source
編集者へんしゅうしゃ兼けん出版者しゅっぱんしゃであるその人ひとは私わたしのいとこです。
The editor and publisher is my cousin.
Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source
ホテルは現在げんざい、地元じもとの博物館はくぶつかん兼けんコミュニティセンターとなっています。
The hotel has now become a local museum and community center.
Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

Kanji in 兼

兼concurrently; andOnケンKunかねる

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