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兼ねる (かねる): to simultaneously serve two or more functions — Japanese vocabulary

兼ねる is read かねる and means "to simultaneously serve two or more functions". JLPT N2 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

兼ねる

Reading
かねる · kaneru
Translation
to simultaneously serve two or more functions
Level
JLPT N2
Pitch accent
かねるが

Example

私は勉強と遊びを兼ねている仕事につきたい。

わたしはべんきょうとあそびをかねているしごとにつきたい。

I want to get a job that mixes work and play.

Kanji in this word

  • 兼 — combine

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