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兼務

けんむ

N1concurrent duties · holding multiple posts

Examples

彼は図書係と広報係を兼務している。

兼務の負担を減らすため役割を分けた。

Included kanji

Study notes

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

  • Structure: Written 兼務 and read けんむ, it means one person holding two or more duties concurrently.
  • Basic usage: It is used for combining library and public-relations roles or reducing the resulting burden.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

  • Not a sequential transfer
    • The responsibilities overlap in time rather than replacing one another.

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