兼備

Chinese

		double; twice; simultaneous double; twice; simultaneous; holding two or more (official) posts at the same time	to prepare; get ready; to provide or equip
trad. (兼備)		兼	備
simp. (兼备)		兼	备

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): jiānbèi

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄢㄅㄟˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gim¹ bei⁶
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): kiam-pī

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: jiānbèi
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄢㄅㄟˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jianbèi
  - Wade–Giles: chien¹-pei⁴
  - Yale: jyān-bèi
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jianbey
  - Palladius: цзяньбэй (czjanʹbɛj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ peɪ̯⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: gim¹ bei⁶
  - Yale: gīm beih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gim¹ bei⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: gim¹ béi⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kiːm⁵⁵ pei̯²²/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kiam-pī
  - Tâi-lô: kiam-pī
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kiampi
  - Sinological IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /kiam⁴⁴⁻²² pi²²/
  - Sinological IPA (Quanzhou): /kiam³³ pi⁴¹/

Verb

兼備

to have both

Derived terms

德容兼備 / 德容兼备
德才兼備 / 德才兼备 (décáijiānbèi)
才德兼備 / 才德兼备 (cáidéjiānbèi)
文武兼備 / 文武兼备
材能兼備 / 材能兼备
謀勇兼備 / 谋勇兼备

Related terms

兼顧／兼顾 (jiāngù)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
兼	備
けん Grade: S	び Grade: 5
on'yomi

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) けんび [kéꜜǹbì] (Atamadaka – [1])^[1]
IPA^(key): [kẽ̞mbʲi]

Noun

兼(けん)備(び) • (kenbi)

having both
才(さい)色(しょく)兼(けん)備(び)
saishokukenbi
being both intelligent and beautiful

Verb

兼(けん)備(び)する • (kenbi suru) suru (stem 兼(けん)備(び)し (kenbi shi), past 兼(けん)備(び)した (kenbi shita))

to have both

Conjugation

Conjugation of "兼備する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective")	兼備し	けんびし	kenbi shi
Ren’yōkei ("continuative")	兼備し	けんびし	kenbi shi
Shūshikei ("terminal")	兼備する	けんびする	kenbi suru
Rentaikei ("attributive")	兼備する	けんびする	kenbi suru
Kateikei ("hypothetical")	兼備すれ	けんびすれ	kenbi sure
Meireikei ("imperative")	兼備せよ¹ 兼備しろ²	けんびせよ¹ けんびしろ²	kenbi seyo¹ kenbi shiro²
Key constructions
Passive	兼備される	けんびされる	kenbi sareru
Causative	兼備させる兼備さす	けんびさせるけんびさす	kenbi saseru kenbi sasu
Potential	兼備できる	けんびできる	kenbi dekiru
Volitional	兼備しよう	けんびしよう	kenbi shiyō
Negative	兼備しない	けんびしない	kenbi shinai
Negative continuative	兼備せず	けんびせず	kenbi sezu
Formal	兼備します	けんびします	kenbi shimasu
Perfective	兼備した	けんびした	kenbi shita
Conjunctive	兼備して	けんびして	kenbi shite
Hypothetical conditional	兼備すれば	けんびすれば	kenbi sureba

¹ Written imperative
² Spoken imperative

See also

兼(か)ね備(そな)える (kanesonaeru)

References

^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

“兼備”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia]‎^[1] (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015–2026