Word · 単語
兼ねる
Reading かねる
to be unable to
- 1 to be unable to, to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do — after the -masu stem of verb
- 2 to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously, to contain (or combine) two or more features
- 3 to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.), to do alongside
- 4 to hesitate to do something (out of consideration for others)
- 5 to think of the future (as well as the present)
N2
JLPT
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strokes
#2446
frequency
Not started
Mastered counts as known everywhere (frontier, map, extension) but never appears in the quiz again. New wipes the review history for this item.
例文 · examples
ご期待に添いかねます。
I'm sorry, but we cannot meet your requirements.
sense 1 · to be unable to
この映画は教育と娯楽をかねている。
This is a movie which combines education with entertainment.
sense 2 · to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously
理由がわかりかねます。
I fail to see the reason.
sense 1 · to be unable to
どの仕事に申し込もうか、決めかねています。
I haven't decided which job to apply for.
sense 1 · to be unable to
大男総身に知恵が回りかね。
With a big man it's hard for the blood to get up to the brain.