Lingaku兼ねる【かねる】
Frequency rank: 3,847. – 3,849.
- to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to doword usually written using kana alonesee also 兼ねない
- 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)
suffix; Ichidan verb
Ichidan verb; transitive verb
Forms
- 兼ねる【かねる】Frequency rank: 3,847. – 3,849.
- かねるFrequency rank: 13,818. – 13,868.
Generated definitions (experimental)
- to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do
- 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)
This usage indicates that one is unable to perform a certain action or finds it challenging or uncomfortable to do so.
This usage shows that something has multiple functions, roles, or features at the same time.
This smartwatch not only functions as a watch but also has notification features.
This usage implies that someone is working in multiple jobs or positions at the same time.
This usage indicates hesitance to act out of consideration for others' feelings or circumstances.
This usage suggests considering not only the current situation but also thinking about future outcomes or consequences.
Wiktionary definitions (experimental)
- かてごりカテゴリきごう:たどうし他動詞ひとつ一つのものごと物事のみでなくほか他のものごと物事もふくめる含める．.
- ひとつ一つのじぶつ事物がふたつ二ついじょう以上のよう用をなす．.
- ひとり一人がふたつ二ついじょう以上のしょくむ職務をもつ持つ．.けんにん兼任する．.
- きごう（かねてのかたち形でもちいる用いるきごう）いぜん以前から．.
- きごう（こふう古風）いっぽう一方のみでなくたほう他方のこともかんがえる考える．.きがね気兼ねする．.えんりょ遠慮する．.
- きごう（た他のどうし動詞のれんようけい連用形にせつぞく接続しふくごうどうし複合動詞としてもちいる用いるぞうごせいぶん造語成分．.じょどうし助動詞ともみられる見られる．.きごう）
- ・・・たくない．.どうさ動作をすることをちゅうちょ躊躇するきもち気持をひょうげん表現する．.
- そのとき時、あのかあさん母さんがわたくし私のしんぱい心配しているのをみる見るにみかねて見かねて、ひごろ日ごろだいじにしていたかね金をそこへとりだした取り出した．.きごう（しまざき島崎とうそん藤村きごう「ぶんぱい分配きごう」きごう）
- できない．.どうさ動作がふかのう不可能なことをひょうげん表現する．.
- ひていけい否定形きごう「かねないきごう」のかたち形で、きごう（ひ非いしてき意志的なきごう）さよう作用がおこり起こりえる得ることをひょうげん表現し、とくに特にそれをおそれる恐れるきもち気持をひょうげん表現する．.
Example sentences
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We sometimes combine going for a drive with eating the ramen we love so.
Today I'm shopping in town as well as running an errand for my grandmother.
She hung between refusing or accepting the invitation.
He is capable of deceiving others to get what he wants.
Farmers are still sitting on the fence over which candidate to back.
If you don't wear warm clothes in winter, it wouldn't be surprising if you caught a bad cold.
I'm afraid I won't be able to make it for our luncheon appointment.
With a big man it's hard for the blood to get up to the brain.
I regret that a previous engagement prevents me from accepting your kind invitation.