How do you read 兼職?

兼職 is read けんしょく (kenshoku), with heiban pitch accent (flat).

What JLPT level is 兼職?

It is not on the standard JLPT lists.

How do you write 兼職 in romaji?

兼職 is written kenshoku in romaji.

What kanji are in 兼職?

兼 (Concurrently, And); 職 (Post, Employment).

兼職けんしょく

けんしょく · kenshoku

noun

Holding another position, serving concurrently as

concurrent position

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Heiban

flat · what is pitch accent?

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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 職Post, Employment, Work 音しょく・そく JLPT N3 · 18 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 職しょくemployment 職員しょくいんstaff member, personnel 退職たいしょくretirement (from office)役職やくしょくpost, managerial position, official position

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What does 兼職 mean?

Holding another position, serving concurrently as. It can also mean: concurrent position.

How do you pronounce 兼職?

けんしょく (kenshoku). Pitch accent: heiban — flat. Press Listen above to hear it.

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