How do you read 兼学?

兼学 is read けんがく (kengaku), with heiban pitch accent (flat).

What JLPT level is 兼学?

It is not on the standard JLPT lists.

How do you write 兼学 in romaji?

兼学 is written kengaku in romaji.

What kanji are in 兼学?

兼 (Concurrently, And); 学 (Study, Learning).

兼学けんがく

けんがく · kengaku

noun

Concurrently studying the teachings of two or more different schools or sects

Heiban

flat · what is pitch accent?

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How it’s used

Used in educational or martial arts contexts to describe studying multiple disciplines or schools simultaneously, often in formal or written Japanese.

Commonly confused with '併修' (heishū), but '兼学' implies a broader range of disciplines, not just academic subjects.

Example sentences

彼は剣道と柔道を兼学している。

He is concurrently studying both kendo and judo.

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この大学では心理学と経済学を兼学できる。

At this university, you can concurrently study psychology and economics.

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Kanji in this word

兼Concurrently, And, Beforehand 音けん訓か.ねる・-か.ねる JLPT N1 · 10 strokes 学Study, Learning, Science 音がく訓まな.ぶ JLPT N5 · 8 strokes

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Words that share a kanji

兼用けんようmulti-use, combined use 兼業けんぎょうholding two jobs at the same time 兼ねるかねるto simultaneously serve two or more functions 気兼ねきがねhesitance, diffidence, feeling constraint 学がくlearning, knowledge 法学ほうがくlaw, jurisprudence 学ぶまなぶto learn; to study 数学すうがくmathematics

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What does 兼学 mean?

Concurrently studying the teachings of two or more different schools or sects.

How do you pronounce 兼学?

けんがく (kengaku). Pitch accent: heiban — flat. Press Listen above to hear it.

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