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兼任 (kennin) Japanese meaning: concurrent post | Kotomora
Common word› Freq. Frequency Top 50,000 Conjugation 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
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He serves concurrently as president and chairman.
From next month, I will also take on the role of sales department manager.
Kanji 兼 concurrently, and, beforehand 任 responsibility, duty, term Related words 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.
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 専任 means being dedicated to a single, exclusive post, the opposite of 兼任, which means holding multiple posts at once.
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.
兼任 means holding another post concurrently, the opposite of 専属, which means being exclusively attached to just one.
Don't confuse with 就任 means to newly assume a single office or post, while 兼任 means to hold that post together with another one simultaneously.
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.
She serves as both vice-principal of the main school and principal of the branch school.
