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    3. し兼ねる

    し兼ねる

    し​兼かね​る​

    to be reluctant to do

    NTVerb, TransitiveCore ConceptsKanji Vocab14 strokes

    仕兼ねる為兼ねる

    しかねる

    Verb, Transitive

    1.
    to be reluctant to do, to hesitate to do, to be unable to do, to not be in a position to do
    word usually written using kana alone

    Stroke 0 / 14

    Speed1.0x

    Characters that make up this word

    兼
    か.ねる・-か.ねる…(2)
    concurrently・and・beforehand・in advance
    Kanji
    し
    shi
    Kana
    ね
    ne
    Kana
    る
    ru
    Kana
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