兼けん任にん

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兼任する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Form	Positive	Negative
Dictionary	兼けん任にんする	兼けん任にんしない
Polite	兼けん任にんします	兼けん任にんしません
Past polite	兼けん任にんしました	兼けん任にんしませんでした
Past	兼けん任にんした	兼けん任にんしなかった
Te-form	兼けん任にんして	兼けん任にんしないで
Desire	兼けん任にんしたい	兼けん任にんしたくない
Potential	兼けん任にんできる	兼けん任にんできない
Passive	兼けん任にんされる	兼けん任にんされない
Causative	兼けん任にんさせる	兼けん任にんさせない
Causative passive	兼けん任にんさせられる	兼けん任にんさせられない
Volitional	兼けん任にんしよう
Polite volitional	兼けん任にんしましょう
Imperative	兼けん任にんしろ	兼けん任にんするな
Conditional	兼けん任にんすれば	兼けん任にんしなければ
Tara conditional	兼けん任にんしたら	兼けん任にんしなかったら

Meanings

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb

concurrent post; additional role; serving also as

Used when one person holds two or more positions simultaneously, often in professional or organizational settings. Can be used as a noun or as a suru-verb.

彼かれは社しゃ長ちょうと会かい長ちょうを兼けん任にんしている。
He serves concurrently as president and chairman.
来らい月げつから営えい業ぎょう部ぶ長ちょうを兼けん任にんすることになった。
From next month, I will also take on the role of sales department manager.

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Usage patterns

〈人ひと〉が〈事こと〉を兼けん任にんするfor someone to hold [a position] concurrently with another
彼かれは部ぶ長ちょうと課か長ちょうを兼けん任にんしている。
He holds the posts of department head and section chief concurrently.
〈人ひと〉が〈場ば所しょ〉の〈事こと〉を兼けん任にんするfor someone to also serve in a role at another place/organization
彼かの女じょは本ほん校こうの副ふく校こう長ちょうと分ぶん校こうの校こう長ちょうを兼けん任にんしている。
She serves as both vice-principal of the main school and principal of the branch school.

Kanji

兼concurrently, and, beforehand
任responsibility, duty, term

Related words

兼けん務む
兼任 emphasizes holding two or more official titles or posts, while 兼務 focuses on carrying out multiple duties or tasks within the same organization.
兼けん業ぎょうN1
兼任 refers to holding multiple formal positions or titles, whereas 兼業 specifically means running a side business or secondary occupation alongside one's main job.
兼かねるN2
兼任する means to hold multiple posts or positions concurrently and is limited to formal appointments, while 兼ねる more broadly covers functions, roles, and features as well as positions.
掛かけ持もち
兼任 is a formal term for officially holding two posts or duties concurrently (e.g. a manager also serving as director), while 掛け持ち is more casual and covers part-time jobs, clubs, or schedules.

Opposites

専せん任にん
専任 means being dedicated to a single, exclusive post, the opposite of 兼任, which means holding multiple posts at once.
専せん従じゅう
兼任 means holding an additional post alongside one's main job, the opposite of 専従, which means working exclusively for one organization or cause.
専せん属ぞく
兼任 means holding another post concurrently, the opposite of 専属, which means being exclusively attached to just one.

Don't confuse with

就しゅう任にんN2
就任 means to newly assume a single office or post, while 兼任 means to hold that post together with another one simultaneously.
歴れき任にん
兼任 means holding two or more posts at the same time, while 歴任 means holding posts one after another over a career.

Etymology

Compound of 兼 (ken, 'concurrently') and 任 (nin, 'duty' or 'post'). The exact historical derivation is straightforward; the word has been used in bureaucratic and business contexts for many decades.