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兼ねる
Readings
かねる
kaneru
kaneru
English
Suffix
Ichidan verb
See also: 兼ねない
Usually written using kana alone
to be unable to, to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do
Ichidan verb
Transitive verb
to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously, to contain (or combine) two or more features
Ichidan verb
Transitive verb
to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.), to do alongside
Ichidan verb
Transitive verb
to hesitate to do something (out of consideration for others)
Ichidan verb
Transitive verb
to think of the future (as well as the present)
Ichidan verb
See also: 兼ねない
Usually written using kana alone
to be unable to, to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do Ichidan verb
Transitive verb
to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously, to contain (or combine) two or more features Ichidan verb
Transitive verb
to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.), to do alongside Ichidan verb
Transitive verb
to hesitate to do something (out of consideration for others) Ichidan verb
Transitive verb
to think of the future (as well as the present) Your personal translations
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Grammar
兼ねる: hesitate to, cannot, hard to do
Conjugated forms
Present, Future かねる, かねます
[does], will [do] かねない, かねません
doesn't [do], will not [do] Past かねた, かねました
[did] かねなかった, かねませんでした
didn't [do] Te-form, Continuative かねて, かねまして かねないで, かねませんで かねなくて
[does], will [do] かねない, かねません
doesn't [do], will not [do] Past かねた, かねました
[did] かねなかった, かねませんでした
didn't [do] Te-form, Continuative かねて, かねまして かねないで, かねませんで かねなくて
Kanjis
兼 ON: ケン KUN: か.ねる, -か.ねる
concurrently, and, beforehand, in advance
Stroke: 10 JLPT: N1 SKIP: 2-3-7 FC: 8023.3
concurrently, and, beforehand, in advance
Stroke: 10 JLPT: N1 SKIP: 2-3-7 FC: 8023.3
Phrases