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兼

Level XII of XX on the frequency path

Frequency rank 1478 / 2,608

Concurrently

On’yomi
けん
Kun’yomi
—
Radical
八 Eight (Kangxi 12)

Rarer in this ranking, but still part of the 2,608-character published set.

More common than 敏 (Alert), less common than 呟 (Mutter).

An umbrella on top covers the ground below — an umbrella spread over the ground, doing two things concurrently: blocking sun and rain.

In words

兼ねる かねる to hold (position),to serve,to be unableN2
兼ねて かねて simultaneouslyN1
兼業 けんぎょう side line;second businessN1

兼 is rank 1478 of 2,608 in published Japanese.

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