けん
Ken
兼 (Ken) is a Japanese conjunction meaning “and (concurrently; e.g. chauffeur and secretary), in addition to, at the same time, cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study)”.
Meanings
- conjunctionand (concurrently; e.g. chauffeur and secretary); in addition to; at the same time; cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study)
Examples
彼は小説家兼画家である。
He is a novelist and artist.
編集者兼出版者であるその人は私のいとこです。
The editor and publisher is my cousin.
この雑誌の編集者兼出版社が一部の読者から批判された。
The editor and publisher of this magazine was criticized by some readers.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).