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Illustration of 兼ねて

兼かねて

かねて kanete Play N1 Adverb

Meanings and examples

二つ以上のことを一緒に行うさま。 simultaneously

Example 1

私達は時々、ドライブを兼ねて大好きなラーメンを食べに行きます。

We sometimes combine going for a drive with eating the ramen we love so.

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Example 2

彼女は買い物を兼ねて、駅まで友人を迎えに行った。

She went to the station to pick up her friend, combining it with a shopping trip.

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Kanji breakdown

兼

N1

concurrently; and; beforehand; in advance

On reading
ケン
Kun reading
か.ねる、-か.ねる
Radical
八
Illustration of 兼業

兼業

N1

けんぎょう

side line; second business

Illustration of 兼用

兼用

N1

けんよう

multi-use; combined use; combination; serving two purposes

Illustration of 気兼ね

気兼ね

N1

きがね

hesitance; diffidence; feeling constraint; fear of troubling someone

Illustration of 兼ねる

兼ねる

N2

かねる

to hold (position); to serve; to be unable