兼ねる (かねる): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

兼ねる (かねる) means to hold/serve as / to find difficult to.

See example sentences below.

兼ねる at a glance

兼ねる

かねるkaneru

N2suffix

to hold/serve as / to find difficult to

兼ねるかねるkaneruN2Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

to hold/serve as / to find difficult to

Example 1

彼は部長と先生を兼ねている。

Translation

He serves as both manager and teacher.

Example 2

その意見には賛成しかねます。

Translation

I find it hard to agree with that opinion.