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兼ねる

to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features

JLPT N2 common word

Meaning

  1. sufv1
    to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do
  2. v1vt
    to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features
  3. v1vt
    to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
  4. v1vt
    to hesitate to do something (out of consideration for others)
  5. v1vt
    to think of the future (as well as the present)

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