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兼ねる かねる N2

  1. to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do
  2. to contain (or combine) two or more features; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously
  3. to do alongside; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.)
  4. to hesitate to do something (out of consideration for others)
  5. to think of the future (as well as the present)

堪え兼ねる たえかねる

  1. to be unable to endure; to be unable to stand (something); to lose patience

し兼ねる しかねる

  1. to be reluctant to do; to be unable to do; to hesitate to do; to not be in a position to do

堪り兼ねる たまりかねる

  1. to be unable to bear (something) any longer; to be unable to put up with

大は小を兼ねる だいはしょうをかねる

  1. better too big than too small; the greater embraces the less
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