兼けん務む

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兼務する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

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

Meanings

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

concurrent post; serving concurrently; holding an additional position

Used for holding two or more official positions or roles at the same time, often in business, government, or organizational contexts. Functions as both a noun and 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務むしている。
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務むすることになった。
From next month I will also hold the post of sales department manager.

noun

additional post; concurrent position

Refers to the extra role itself, rather than the act of holding it. Often used in phrases like 兼務を解かれる (be relieved of one's additional post).

その兼けん務むは来らい月げつで終おわる予よ定ていだ。
That additional post is scheduled to end next month.

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Usage patterns

〈事こと〉を兼けん務むするto hold ~ as a concurrent/additional post
彼かれは営えい業ぎょう部ぶ長ちょうと広こう報ほう部ぶ長ちょうを兼けん務むしている。
He concurrently serves as both sales manager and PR manager.
兼けん務むを解とかれるto be relieved of an additional post
彼かれは来らい月げつ付づけで支し店てん長ちょうの兼けん務むを解とかれる。
He will be relieved of his additional post as branch manager next month.
〈場ば所しょ〉の〈事こと〉を兼けん務むするto concurrently hold a position at a place in addition to one's main assignment
彼かれは本ほん社しゃと支し社しゃの業ぎょう務むを兼けん務むしている。
He concurrently handles duties at both the head office and the branch office.

Kanji

兼concurrently, and, beforehand
務task, duties

Related words

兼けん任にん sense 1
兼任 is the common, everyday word for holding two posts at once, while 兼務 sounds more formal and is typical of official or business announcements.
掛かけ持もち sense 1
掛け持ち is a casual, spoken way to say someone is juggling multiple jobs or roles, whereas 兼務 is the formal term used in official contexts.

Opposites

専せん任にん sense 1
専任 means being assigned to only one exclusive post, the opposite of 兼務, which means holding an additional post alongside one's main role.

Don't confuse with

専せん務むN1
専務 (a senior managing-director title) looks similar to 兼務 because both share the kanji 務, but 専務 refers to a specific executive rank, not to holding an extra job.
兼けん業ぎょうN1
兼務 refers to concurrently holding an additional post or duty within an organization, whereas 兼業 refers to running a separate business or job outside one's main occupation.

Word family

兼けん務む寺じ
temple without a resident head priest

Etymology

Compound of 兼 (concurrently, combine) and 務 (duty, task). The kanji combination directly conveys the meaning of handling multiple duties.