兼備

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): ㄐㄧㄢ ㄅㄟˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gim¹ bei⁶
• Min Nan (POJ): kiam-pī

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: jiānbèi
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄢ ㄅㄟˋ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jianbey
    • IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ peɪ̯⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: gim¹ bei⁶
    • Yale: gīm beih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gim¹ bei⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: gim¹ béi⁶
    • IPA ^(key): /kiːm⁵⁵ pei̯²²/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kiam-pī
    • Tâi-lô: kiam-pī
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kiampi
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /kiam⁴⁴⁻²² pi²²/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kiam³³ pi⁴¹/

Verb

兼備

1. 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

文武兼備／文武兼备 材能兼備／材能兼备 謀勇兼備／谋勇兼备

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Japanese

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

Pronunciation

• On’yomi
  • (Tokyo) け​んび [kéꜜǹbì] (Atamadaka – [1])[1]
  • IPA^(key): [kẽ̞mbʲi]

Noun

兼備 (hiragana けんび, rōmaji kenbi)

1. having both

   才 (さい)色 (しょく)兼 (けん)備 (び)

   saishokukenbi

   being both intelligent and beautiful

Verb

兼備する (hiragana けんびする, rōmaji kenbi suru)

1. to have both

Conjugation

Conjugation of "兼備する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)

Stem forms
Imperfective (未然形)	兼備し	けんびし	kenbi shi
Continuative (連用形)	兼備し	けんびし	kenbi shi
Terminal (終止形)	兼備する	けんびする	kenbi suru
Attributive (連体形)	兼備する	けんびする	kenbi suru
Hypothetical (仮定形)	兼備すれ	けんびすれ	kenbi sure
Imperative (命令形)	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

1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN