and concurrently; in addition to; cum
Used to indicate that one person or thing serves two roles or functions simultaneously. Common in titles, job descriptions, and formal contexts.
He is the president and CEO.
This room serves as both a study and a bedroom.
This room is used as a study-cum-guest room.
He is both a teacher and a writer.
兼ねる is a verb meaning "to combine (roles)" and can stand alone as a predicate, while 兼 is the fixed conjunction placed between two nouns, as in 社長兼CEO.
combined use; multi-purpose; serving two purposes
concurrent post; additional role; serving also as
doing as a side business; running simultaneously · side business; second job
concurrent post; serving concurrently; holding an additional position · additional post; concurrent position
combine with; serve as both; hold an additional post; use with
combine both; have both qualities
uniting; unity; merging
studying two subjects together; double majoring; major-minor combination
additional post; concurrent post
From the kanji 兼, which originally means 'concurrently' or 'to combine'. The conjunction usage is a direct extension of this meaning.
operating simultaneously; running concurrently; concurrent operation
concurrent study of multiple schools or sects
concurrent post; holding multiple official posts
combined use; dual-purpose; serving two functions · holding two posts; concurrent positions
serving concurrently as; holding an additional post
serving concurrently as; holding the additional post of
having both; possessing both