You use this when one action has two or more goals. It means doing something that also works as something else.
Noun + を兼ねてPrimary
You use this when one action has two or more goals. It means doing something that also works as something else.
社長への報告を兼ねて、来週大阪へ出張します。
I will go on a business trip to Osaka next week, which will also serve as an opportunity to report to the company president.
父の墓参りを兼ねて、この前の休みに故郷へ帰りました。
I went back to my hometown during the last holiday, also for the purpose of visiting my father's grave.
英語の勉強を兼ねて洋画を見ても、それだけでは会話力は身につきません。
Even if you watch Western movies for the purpose of also studying English, you won't acquire conversational skills from that alone.
健康維持を兼ねて、毎朝ジョギングをしています。
I jog every morning, partly for the purpose of maintaining my health.
本日の会は、忘年会と田中部長の送別会を兼ねております。
Today's gathering serves as both the year-end party and the farewell party for Department Head Tanaka.
Think of it like hitting two birds with one stone. You do one thing, but it helps you with two goals at the same time.
This is different from "~gatera" and "~tsuide ni". "~gatera" is for things you do at the same time by chance. "~tsuide ni" is for doing a small extra thing while doing a main thing. "~wo kanete" is more formal. It is for when you plan to do two things at once. Both things are important.
Don't use this when the two things you do are not connected. For example, you cannot say "I did homework while also making dinner."
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