# 兼 double-duty

美 (beauty) + (brush/fork) + ??? (???)
★☆☆☆☆
10 strokes
STRONG

## Onyomi

KEN | KENNY does double-duty as a . . . . I got nothing.

## Mnemonic

| What the hell! This doesn't look like anything! It kiiiiind of looks like beautiful (美) but split in half, and the two halves are being stabbed with a fork. So the fork does double-duty: it can help you eat salad, or it can help you cut a beautiful person in half.

## Kunyomi

( xxx と　ｙｙｙ　を ) か*ねる | to combine ｘｘｘ and ｙｙｙ, to double as (i.e. she's a maid who doubles as a bodyguard) ★☆☆☆☆

## Jukugo

兼業(けんぎょう) | moonlighting. ★★☆☆☆ 兼 (double-duty) + 業 (business) = 兼業 (moonlighting. ) a second-job. moonlighting.
AB 兼用(けんよう) | use as A and B ☆☆☆☆☆ 兼 (double-duty) + 用 (utilize) = 兼用 (use as A and B) to use something both as A and B.

## Used In

- 嫌
- 謙

## Synonyms

idly, stand by 見兼ねてxxx 見殺し 勘弁出来ない たまるか