Suffix, Ichidan verb
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do
Usually written using kana aloneafter the -masu stem of verbsee 兼ねない
こういう事情ですから、残念ながら、せっかくのご招待をお受けいたしかねるのです。As such is the case, I am sorry I can't accept your kind invitation. Ichidan verb, Transitive verb
to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features
to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
to hesitate to do something (out of consideration for others)
to think of the future (as well as the present)
Characters in this word
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Dictionary and index codes (31)
| Code | Reference |
|---|---|
| 2-3-7 | SKIP code |
| 2o8.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 8023.7 | Four corner code |
| 964 | deroo |
| 517c | Unicode hex code |
| 1-23-83 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 598 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 381 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 2286 | New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2850 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1469 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1979 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1597 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1723 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1042 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1268 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 669 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1483 | Morohashi |
| 850 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1081 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1129 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 769 | sakade |
| 1078 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1307 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1324 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 765 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1611 | Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette) |
| jian1 | Pinyin reading |
| gyeom | Korean reading |
| n1 | JLPT level (KANJIDIC2) |
| 40 | WaniKani level |