兼ねる: to be unable to
兼ねる kaneru
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; 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
JLPT N2Everyday actions
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Example sentences
圧政に耐えかねて、領民は兵を挙げた。
The people, unable to bear the oppression, raised an army.