The Japanese Radical: 兼


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Meaning
concurrently, combine    兼

Explanation A hand holding two rice plants concurrently.

Used in these characters:
JLPT 1Joyo 7
concurrently, combine
kaneru, KEN
A hand ナ/ヨ and a variation of two rice plants
The hand holds two rice plants concurrently.
JLPT 1Joyo 7
dislike, hate, detest, aversion
kirau/i, iya, KEN, GEN
Left: woman , right: combine, concurrently (A hand ナ/ヨ holds two rice plants : combined or concurrently)
(She wants a monogamous partnership:) If women do it in combination, she dislikes it.
JLPT 1Joyo 7
humble, modest, self-effacing
herikudaru, KEN
Left: word , right: combine, concurrently (A hand ナ/ヨ holds two rice plants combined & concurrently.)
Words combined with modesty.
JLPT 1Joyo 7
bargain, cheap, honest, clean, suspicion
REN
广
Outside: building 广, below: combine, concurrently (A hand ナ/ヨ holds two rice plants combined.)
(i.e. terraced [=serial] houses or a condo ="condominium"): Buildings that are combined are cheaper.
JLPT -Joyo 7
sickle, reaping hook
kama,
Left: metal/gold , right: combine, concurrently (A hand ナ/ヨ holds two rice plants concurrently.)
(For havesting) You need this metal when grasping two rice plants in your hand: A sickle.

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