Meaning

Primary

To Combine

Alternative

To Double As

Word Type

ichidan verb

Explanation

Because the hiragana ends with an sound, you know this word is a verb. The kanji itself means concurrently, but since you can't "to concurrently", we're going to have to come up with another word to use: "to combine" or "to double as." Since this kanji has to do with something having a dual purpose, we can say that something can combine as being another thing, or double as being another thing, which is where these words come from.

Reading

かねる
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

For example, a car () can double as a place to sleep at night when not enough people become members of WaniKani.

Context

Context Sentences

できれば台所と居間を兼ねるような部屋がある方がいいなぁ。

I prefer to have a kitchen-cum-living room if possible.

Kanji Composition