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兼 [news1,nf04]
【けん [news1,nf04] 】

[conj]
▶ cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study)
▶ and (concurrently; e.g. chauffeur and secretary)
▶ in addition to
▶ at the same time

History:

4.	A 2022-01-11 20:55:18 Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
3.	A* 2022-01-11 11:52:09 Robin Scott <...address hidden...>
	Refs:	prog
	Comments:	I don't think "holding both roles" works as a gloss.
	Diff:	@@ -17,4 +17,2 @@ -<gloss>holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs)</gloss> -<gloss>and</gloss> -<gloss>in addition</gloss> -<gloss>concurrently</gloss> +<gloss>and (concurrently; e.g. chauffeur and secretary)</gloss> +<gloss>in addition to</gloss>
2.	A 2012-02-01 09:01:15 Rene Malenfant <...address hidden...>
	Refs:	daijs lists as a こと which suggests noun, daijr says that it acts as a conjunction but does not list its actual PoS
	Diff:	@@ -17,1 +17,2 @@ -<gloss>and (one object or person serving dual purposes or roles)</gloss> +<gloss>holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs)</gloss> +<gloss>and</gloss> @@ -19,1 +20,2 @@ -<gloss>concurrently (esp. public servants with dual mandates, e.g. prime minister and foreign minister)</gloss> +<gloss>concurrently</gloss> +<gloss>at the same time</gloss>
1.	A* 2012-01-26 14:06:13 Nils Roland Barth <...address hidden...>
	Refs:	GG5, 大辞林、広辞苑
	Comments:	* Remove pos [n] – AFAICT this is only a conjunction （Ｘ兼Ｙ） – I don’t see how this can be used in isolation (dictionaries all just give “conjunction” uses) * Elab glosses – this is specifically A-cum-B, and esp. used in government
	Diff:	@@ -16,2 +16,2 @@ -<pos>&n;</pos> -<gloss>and</gloss> +<gloss>cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study)</gloss> +<gloss>and (one object or person serving dual purposes or roles)</gloss> @@ -19,1 +19,1 @@ -<gloss>concurrently</gloss> +<gloss>concurrently (esp. public servants with dual mandates, e.g. prime minister and foreign minister)</gloss>

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