Japanese symbol for “poise”
兼ね合い
かねあい
Romaji: kaneai
equilibrium; good balance; poise
In Japanese, poise is 兼ね合い, read かねあい (kaneai).
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Meanings
- n, vs equilibrium; good balance; poise
Written forms: 兼ね合い、兼合い. Readings: かねあい.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “poise”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| ポアズ | ポアズ poazu | poise (unit of dynamic viscosity) |
| ポイズ | ポイズ poizu | poise |
| 身のこなし | みのこなし minokonashi | carriage; poise; bearing |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 兼業 | けんぎょう kengyou | pursuing as a side business; doing in addition to one's main work; running (businesses) simultaneously |
| 兼ねる | かねる kaneru | to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do |
| 気兼ね | きがね kigane | constraint; reserve; feeling hesitant |
| 兼任 | けんにん kennin | serving concurrently as; holding the additional post of |
| 兼用 | けんよう ken'you | multi-use; combined use; combination |
| 場合 | ばあい baai | case; occasion; situation |
| 試合 | しあい shiai | match; game; bout |
| 総合 | そうごう sougou | synthesis; combination; integration |
See also: Chinese symbol for “poise”.
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