兼業

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 兼業 is read as けんぎょう and is a noun and する verb for carrying on two or more occupations or businesses at the same time.
• Basic usage: Running a farm and restaurant appears in 農業と飲食店を兼業する, while company limits appear in 兼業の範囲.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Operating two lines of work together
  • It means pursuing multiple jobs or businesses during the same period, not leaving one to move to another.
• Difference from 副業
  • 副業 is secondary work added to a main occupation, whereas 兼業 does not necessarily rank one occupation above the other.