Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 兼用(けんよう) in Japanese

兼用
JLPT 1
Kana Reading
けんよう
Romaji
ken'yō
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru, nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no'
    Meaning
    multi-use; combined use; combination; serving two purposes
    Example sentence
    この書斎は客間兼用だ。 I also use this study for receiving guests.

Examples of 兼用, けんよう in a sentence

Kanji in this word

兼 JLPT 1

10 strokes

concurrently, and

On'Yomi: ケン

Kun'Yomi: か.ねる, -か.ねる

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用 JLPT 4

5 strokes

utilize, business, service, use, employ

On'Yomi: ヨウ

Kun'Yomi: もち.いる

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