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)
  • 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
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to hesitate to do something (out of consideration for others)
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to think of the future (as well as the present)

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


Related Kanji

JLPT 1

10 strokes

concurrently, and

On'Yomi: ケン

Kun'Yomi: か.ねる, -か.ねる

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