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兼かねる

N2
かねる kaneru
  1. to hold (position)
  2. to serve
  3. to be unable
suffixichidan verb

Chinese meanings

兼任;兼做

Chinese notes

兼ねる可指兼任或兼做;接动词词干也有难以做到之意。

Examples

  • 私わたしは勉べん強きょうと遊あそびを兼かねている仕し事ごとにつきたい。
    I want to get a job that mixes work and play.
    我想找一份兼顾学习和娱乐的工作。
  • 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.
    今天去城里购物,顺便替奶奶办事。
Use this entry in code
import { getVocabById } from 'kotowa';
getVocabById('a159655db4'); // 兼ねる
{
  "id": "a159655db4",
  "word": "兼ねる",
  "reading": "かねる",
  "romaji": "kaneru",
  "meanings": [
    "to hold (position)",
    "to serve",
    "to be unable"
  ],
  "level": "N2",
  "pos": [
    "suf",
    "v1"
  ],
  "jmdict_id": 1256520,
  "examples": [
    {
      "ja": "私は勉強と遊びを兼ねている仕事につきたい。",
      "furigana": "{私|わたし}は{勉強|べんきょう}と{遊|あそ}びを{兼|か}ねている{仕事|しごと}につきたい。",
      "en": "I want to get a job that mixes work and play.",
      "tatoeba_id": 152889
    },
    {
      "ja": "今日は、ばーさんのお使いを兼ねて街で買い物。",
      "en": "Today I'm shopping in town as well as running an errand for my grandmother.",
      "tatoeba_id": 74948
    }
  ],
  "zh": {
    "status": "reviewed",
    "source_hash": "4c89cb9000e8b1e979e67238b8f84127b7fd7b345d1dcd4df2d6a99ad7726894",
    "meanings": [
      "兼任",
      "兼做"
    ],
    "examples": [
      {
        "ja": "私は勉強と遊びを兼ねている仕事につきたい。",
        "zh": "我想找一份兼顾学习和娱乐的工作。"
      },
      {
        "ja": "今日は、ばーさんのお使いを兼ねて街で買い物。",
        "zh": "今天去城里购物,顺便替奶奶办事。"
      }
    ],
    "references": [
      "upstream vocab/n2/a159655db4",
      "JMdict ent_seq 1256520; local JMdict_e.gz",
      "Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
    ],
    "reviewer": "Codex",
    "review_method": "ai",
    "reviewed_at": "2026-10-28",
    "review_hash": "b3b972c24e18b705ebd54b4ad1eef6e46bae8d4f009007834a3b79c8a9971b36",
    "notes": "兼ねる可指兼任或兼做;接动词词干也有难以做到之意。"
  }
}