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兼併 (けんぺい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

兼けん併ぺい

Meanings

1

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru'

uniting; unity; merging

Rare literary or formal term for combining or merging entities into one. In modern Japanese, 合併 (がっぺい) or 統合 (とうごう) are far more common.

両りょう社しゃの兼けん併ぺいが発はっ表ぴょうされた。
The merger of the two companies was announced.
古こ文ぶん書しょには

領りょう

地ち

の

兼けん

併ぺい

に

つい

て

記しる

さ

れ

て

いる

。

The old document records the unification of territories.

Kanji

兼concurrently, and, beforehand
併join, get together, unite

Similar words

合がっ併ぺい
Standard modern term for merger or amalgamation, especially of companies or organizations. 兼併 is a rare, more literary synonym.
統とう合ごう
Common word for integration or unification of systems, groups, etc. 兼併 is much rarer and carries a more formal, historical nuance.

Etymology

Compound of 兼 (combine, concurrently) and 併 (join, merge). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; it appears in classical Chinese and was adopted into Japanese as a formal term for unification.