兼用

• 読み: けんよう
• ローマ字: kenyou
• 漢字の分解: 兼 (ken) — combine, concurrently; 用 (you) — use, purpose
• 発音: /ke.ɴ.jo.ɯ/

意味

Multi-use; dual-purpose; combination. Using one thing for two or more functions.

A noun, suru-verb, and no-adjective describing something that serves multiple purposes simultaneously. Used for products (兼用モデル — dual-purpose model), spaces (会議室と休憩室を兼用する — use a room as both a meeting room and a break room), and roles. Common in product descriptions and everyday life. Often seen in compound forms like 男女兼用 (unisex) and 晴雨兼用 (for sun and rain).

例文

1. この傘は晴雨兼用なので一年中使える。
2. 書斎と寝室を兼用している部屋が狭くなってきた。
3. 男女兼用のトイレが増えてきた。

使い方ガイド

場面: products, daily life, home, shopping

トーン: practical

起源と歴史

From Sino-Japanese 兼 (ken, to combine/to serve concurrently) + 用 (you, use/purpose). Literally 'combined use,' reflecting the practical concept of one item fulfilling multiple roles.

文化的背景

時代: Modern

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal