兼ねる (かねる) — to be unable to

兼ねる is read かねる and listed as a suffix. Meaning: to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do.

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Related words

Other words in the dictionary that share a kanji with 兼ねる.

  • 兼任 けんにん serving concurrently as
  • 兼務 けんむ serving concurrently as
  • 兼業 けんぎょう pursuing as a side business
  • 兼 けん and (concurrently
  • 気兼ね きがね constraint