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1 exact word match found in search '兼'
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conjunction
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
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33 words found beginning with '兼'
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Most common form: かねる
suffix, ichidan verb
1. to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do  (see also: 兼ねない; often written with kana only)
ichidan verb, transitive verb
2. to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features
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noun
1. concurrent post
2. to hold two posts concurrently
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multi-use; combined use; combination; serving two purposes
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holding two posts concurrently
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side line; second business
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ichidan verb, transitive verb
to have both; to possess both; to combine with
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equilibrium; good balance; poise
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Most common form: かねて
previously; already; for some time; for quite a while  (often written with kana only)
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pluralism; plurality; concurrent post
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noun
promise; prediction  (archaic)
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68 words found containing '兼' in any position
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Most common form: かねがね
often; already; for quite a while; for some time now  (often written with kana only)
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conjunction
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
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2
Most common form: かねる
suffix, ichidan verb
1. to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do  (see also: 兼ねない; often written with kana only)
ichidan verb, transitive verb
2. to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features
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noun
promise; prediction  (archaic)
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Most common form: マチカネワニ
noun
Toyotamaphimeia machikanensis (Japanese fossil species of crocodilian)  (often written with kana only)
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noun
1. concurrent post
2. to hold two posts concurrently
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expression
something so difficult that one doesn't know if there's even a 1 in 1000 chance of success  (obscure term)
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multi-use; combined use; combination; serving two purposes
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holding two posts concurrently
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hesitance; diffidence; feeling constraint; fear of troubling someone; having scruples about doing something
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