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Illustration of 兼業

兼業けんぎょう

けんぎょう kengyou Play N1 Noun Suru verb Transitive

Meanings and examples

本業のほかに別の仕事や事業を持つこと。また、それをすること。 side line; second business

Example 1

この町では、宿を営みながら飲食店を兼業する人も多い。

In this town, many people run a restaurant in addition to operating an inn.

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Example 2

彼は会社員をしながら農業を兼業している。

He works as a company employee while also farming.

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Kanji breakdown

兼

N1

concurrently; and; beforehand; in advance

On reading
ケン
Kun reading
か.ねる、-か.ねる
Radical
八

業

N4

business; vocation; arts; performance

On reading
ギョウ、ゴウ
Kun reading
わざ
Radical
木
Illustration of 事業

事業

N1

じぎょう

project; enterprise; business; industry; operations

Illustration of 修業

修業

N1

しゅうぎょう

pursuit of knowledge; studying; learning; training; ascetic practice; discipline

Illustration of 兼ねて

兼ねて

N1

かねて

simultaneously

Illustration of 兼用

兼用

N1

けんよう

multi-use; combined use; combination; serving two purposes

Illustration of 分業

分業

N1

ぶんぎょう

division of labor; specialization; assembly-line production