兼ねる (Kaneru) is a Japanese suffix meaning “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”.
Meanings
- suffix, ichidan verbto be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to doafter the -masu stem of verb
- ichidan verb, transitive verbto serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features
- ichidan verb, transitive verbto work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
- ichidan verb, transitive verbto hesitate to do something (out of consideration for others)
- ichidan verb, transitive verbto think of the future (as well as the present)
Examples
理由がわかりかねます。
I fail to see the reason.
ご期待に添いかねます。
I'm sorry, but we cannot meet your requirements.
大男総身に知恵が回りかね。
With a big man it's hard for the blood to get up to the brain.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).