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27 word matches found for '兼' using reading 'か'
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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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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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ichidan verb, transitive verb
to be unable to let pass unnoticed; to be unable to be indifferent; to be unable to just watch (without doing anything)
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long-waited-for  (see also: 待ちかね; polite (teineigo) language)
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Most common form: しかねない
expression, 'i' adjective
capable of anything; liable to do  (see also: 仕兼ねる; often written with kana only)
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suffix, expression
quite capable of ...; might happen; not unlikely to  (see also: 兼ねる; often written with kana only)
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Most common form: 言いかねる
ichidan verb, transitive verb
to find it hard to say
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noun
long-waited-for  (see also: お待ちかね)
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to be unable to do; to find something difficult to do  (see also: しかねる; often written with kana only)
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ichidan verb, transitive verb
to wait impatiently for
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Most common form: しかねる
to be reluctant to do; to hesitate to do; to refuse to do; to be unable to do  (see also: 仕兼ねない; often written with kana only)
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expression
the greater embraces the less; better too big than too small  (proverb)
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ichidan verb, intransitive verb
to be unable to endure; to be unable to stand (something); to lose patience
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noun
carrying on a second line of work
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expression, ichidan verb
I'm sorry to trouble you; Excuse me for making such a request
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expression
Big head, little wit  (idiomatic expression)
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to hold two offices concurrently
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to serve at the same time
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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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Most common form: 腹に据えかねる
expression, ichidan verb
cannot suppress one's anger; cannot stomach
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Most common form: 分かりかねる
to be difficult to ascertain; to be difficult to understand  (see also: 分かり辛い)
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Most common form: できかねる
to be unable to do; to find something difficult to do  (see also: かねる; often written with kana only)
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expression, 'i' adjective
capable of anything; liable to do  (see also: しかねない; often written with kana only)
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Most common form: 見るに見かねる
expression
unable to let pass unnoticed; unable to be indifferent; unable to just watch (without doing anything); can't bear to see; can't stand watching; can't just stand by  (see also: 見かねる)
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ichidan verb, intransitive verb
to be unable to bear (something) any longer; to be unable to put up with (something) any longer
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