けん
Meanings
Conjunction
1. cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
Kanji used
concurrently
Pitch accent
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Used in vocabulary (15 in total)
① 複数の職務を兼ねること。
multi-use; combined use; combination; serving two purposes
① 本業の他にしている事業および職業。
Examples (5 in total)
He is a novelist and a painter.
The editor and publisher is my cousin.
Julius Gustav Neubronner was a German apothecary and inventor.
The hotel has now become a local museum and community center.
The editor and publisher of this magazine was criticized by some readers.