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かねる
Meanings
Suffix
Verb (1-dan)
Usually written in kana
1. to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do
Verb (1-dan, transitive)
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)
Alt. forms
かねる
61%
兼かねる
38%
Pitch accent
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Conjugations...Used in: 3075
Used in vocabulary (12 in total)
to be unable to let pass unnoticed; to be unable to be indifferent; to be unable to just watch (without doing anything)
to wait impatiently for
to not understand; to not (quite) know; to be unsure; to be unable to tell
to be unable to do; to find something difficult to do
to be reluctant to do; to hesitate to do; to refuse to do; to be unable to do
to not understand; to not (quite) know; to be unsure; to be unable to tell
to find difficult to guess; to struggle to work out; to be unable to figure out
to find difficult to guess; to struggle to work out; to be unable to figure out
to be unable to do; to find something difficult to do
to be unable to let pass unnoticed; to be unable to be indifferent; to be unable to just watch (without doing anything)
to wait impatiently for
the greater embraces the less; better too big than too small
Examples (1 in total)
I want to get a job that mixes work and play.