Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 兼ねる(かねる) in Japanese

兼ねる
JLPT 2
Kana Reading
かねる
Romaji
kaneru
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    auxiliary verb
    Meaning
    to be unable to (usu. kana); to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do (usu. kana)
    Example sentence
    理由がわかりかねます。 I fail to see the reason.
  • Parts of speech
    Ichidan verb, transitive verb
    Meaning
    to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features
    Example sentence
    僕たちは大学へ行くべきか否かを決めかねている。 We cannot decide whether to go to college or not.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
    Example sentence
    彼女は招待を受けようか受けまいか決めかねていた。 She hung between refusing or accepting the invitation.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to hesitate to do something (out of consideration for others)
    Example sentence
    農民はどちらの候補者を支持するかについて、いまだ決めかねています。 Farmers are still sitting on the fence over which candidate to back.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to think of the future (as well as the present)
    Example sentence
    昼食会のお約束ですが、どうも私の都合がつきかねます。 I'm afraid I won't be able to make it for our luncheon appointment.

Examples of 兼ねる, かねる in a sentence

Verb Conjugations

Non-Past

Plain
兼ねる
Plain Polite
兼ねます
Negative
兼ねない
Negative Polite
兼ねません

Past

Plain
兼ねた
Plain Polite
兼ねました
Negative
兼ねなかった
Negative Polite
兼ねませんでした

Te

Plain
兼ねて
Plain Polite
兼ねまして
Negative
--
Negative Polite
--

Passive

Plain
兼ねられる
Plain Polite
兼ねられます
Negative
兼ねられない
Negative Polite
兼ねられません
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Kanji in this word

兼 JLPT 1

10 strokes

concurrently, and

On'Yomi: ケン

Kun'Yomi: か.ねる, -か.ねる

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