Word Meaning し兼ねる

しかねる shikaneru

し兼ねる is read as しかねる (shikaneru) and means to be reluctant to do.

Meaning

English

to be reluctant to do
to hesitate to do
to refuse to do
to be unable to do

Reading

Kana

しかねる

Romaji

shikaneru

Writing Variants

仕兼ねる しかねる shikaneru

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 14 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 138119 Priority V

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

兼ねる

かねる

to hesitate to do something (out of consideration for others)

待ち兼ねる

まちかねる

to wait impatiently for

兼ね備える

かねそなえる

to have both

大は小を兼ねる

だいはしょうをかねる

the greater embraces the less

言兼ねる

いいかねる

to find it hard to say

兼ね仕える

かねつかえる

to serve at the same time

申し兼ねる

もうしかねる

to hesitate to say

気兼ね

きがね

constraint

兼業

けんぎょう

side business

兼務

けんむ

additional post

兼

けん

cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study)

兼ね合い

かねあい

equilibrium