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かねる

usually kana

Meanings

  1. 1.
    suf, v1to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do
  2. 2.
    v1, vtto serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features
  3. 3.
    v1, vtto work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
  4. 4.
    v1, vtto hesitate to do something (out of consideration for others)
  5. 5.
    v1, vtto think of the future (as well as the present)

Example sentences

こういう事情ですから、残念ながら、せっかくのご招待をお受けいたしかねるのです。

As such is the case, I am sorry I can't accept your kind invitation.

今日は、ばーさんのお使いを兼ねて街で買い物。

Today I'm shopping in town as well as running an errand for my grandmother.

私は勉強と遊びを兼ねている仕事につきたい。

I want to get a job that mixes work and play.

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かねるかねる

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

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