兼ねる

Japanese

Kanji in this term
兼
か
Grade: S
kun’yomi

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) かね​る [kànéꜜrù] (Nakadaka – [2])
  • IPA(key): [ka̠ne̞ɾɯ̟ᵝ]
  • Tokyo pitch accent of conjugated forms of "兼ねる"
Source: Online Japanese Accent Dictionary
Stem forms
Terminal (終止形)
Attributive (連体形)
兼ねる かね​る [kànéꜜrù]
Imperative (命令形) 兼ねろ かね​ろ [kànéꜜrò]
Key constructions
Passive 兼ねられる かねられ​る [kànéráréꜜrù]
Causative 兼ねさせる かねさせ​る [kànésáséꜜrù]
Potential 兼ねられる かねられ​る [kànéráréꜜrù]
Volitional 兼ねよう かねよ​ー [kànéyóꜜò]
Negative 兼ねない かね​ない [kànéꜜnàì]
Negative perfective 兼ねなかった かね​なかった [kànéꜜnàkàttà]
Formal 兼ねます かねま​す [kànémáꜜsù]
Perfective 兼ねた か​ねた [káꜜnètà]
Conjunctive 兼ねて か​ねて [káꜜnètè]
Hypothetical conditional 兼ねれば かね​れば [kànéꜜrèbà]

Verb

兼(か)ねる • (kaneru) transitive ichidan (stem 兼(か)ね (kane), past 兼(か)ねた (kaneta))

  1. serve as one thing and another at once
    この部(へ)屋(や)は書(しょ)斎(さい)と応(おう)接(せつ)間(ま)を兼(か)ねています。
    Kono heya wa shosai to ōsetsuma o kanete imasu.
    This room serves both as a reading room and a guest room.
  2. to take something else into concern; to further consider (something)

Conjugation

Suffix

兼(か)ねる • (-kaneru) ichidan (stem 兼(か)ね (-kane), past 兼(か)ねた (-kaneta))

  1. find it difficult to do, be unable to do
    ケガ・事故(じこ)等(など)の責任(せきにん)は一切(いっさい)負(お)いかねます。
    Kega jiko nado no sekinin wa issai oi-kanemasu.
    We will not bear any responsibility for any injuries or accidents.
    より深(しん)刻(こく)な事(じ)態(たい)を招(まね)きかねません。
    Yori shinkoku na jitai o maneki-kanemasen.
    It may further lead to a more serious consequence.

Usage notes

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