Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 兼

兼

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Meaning

 concurrently, combine

Pronunciation

 KEN
kaneru

Explanation

 A hand ナ/ヨ and a variation of two rice plants 禾

Mnemonic

The hand holds two rice plants concurrently.

Radicals

兼 concurrently, combine(A hand holding two rice plants 禾 concurrently.)
八 eight
hand(Several characters are used for hand: ,ナ, 扌, 手,ヨ,又)
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Vocabulary

兼ねる かねる to hold (position), to serve, to combine with
兼業 けんぎょう side line, second business
気兼ね きがね hesitance, diffidence, feeling constraint, fear of troubling someone
兼用 けんよう multi-use, combined use, combination, serving two purposes

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