兼ねる
N2かねる kaneru
- to hold (position)
- to serve
- 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.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。"
}
}