兼ねる
かねる
Meanings
- Suffix, Ichidan verb to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do (after the -masu stem of verb) See also: かねない.
- Ichidan verb, Transitive to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features
- to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
- to hesitate to do something (out of consideration for others)
- to think of the future (as well as the present)
Kanji
- 兼 double as. Read as かねる.
Example sentences
- 君の提案は公正で道理にかなったものではないという理由で、賛成しかねます。
I can't agree to your proposal on the ground that it is not fair and reasonable. - 学校へ行ったことのない人は貨車からものを盗みかねないが、大学教育を受けた人なら鉄道全部を盗みかねない。
A man who has never gone to school may steal from a freight car, but if he has a university education, he may steal the whole railroad. - 一年間で浪費するはした金がいくらになるか、だれにも決めかねる。
No one can determine the amount of money we waste in a year. - 一瞬躊躇すればパイロットは命も落としかねない。
A moment's hesitation may cost a pilot his life. - 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.
Common phrases
- 予選を兼ねる
- 選考を兼ねる
- 選考会を兼ねる
- 訓練を兼ねる
- リハビリを兼ねる
- 趣味と兼ねる
- 事務所を兼ねる
- 実益を兼ねる
- 腹に据えかねる (はらにすえかねる) cannot suppress one's anger
- 自宅を兼ねる
- 祝いを兼ねる
Words containing 兼ねる
- 兼ね備える (かねそなえる) to have both
- 兼ね合い (かねあい) equilibrium
- 大は小を兼ねる (だいはしょうをかねる) the greater embraces the less
And 4 more.