Word Meaning 兼ねない

かねない kanenai

兼ねない is read as かねない (kanenai) and means quite capable of ....

Meaning

English

quite capable of ...
could happen
not unlikely to

Reading

Kana

かねない

Romaji

kanenai

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 18 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 140214 Priority V

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

兼ね合い

かねあい

equilibrium

兼ねる

かねる

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

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)

兼任

けんにん

serving concurrently as

兼ね備える

かねそなえる

to have both

兼業農家

けんぎょうのうか

part-time farmer

兼用

けんよう

multi-use

兼営

けんえい

operating or carrying on simultaneously

兼職

けんしょく

concurrent position

兼松日産農林

かねまつにっさんのうりん

Kanematsu-NNK Corporation

Example Sentences

彼は秘密を漏らし兼ねない。

かれはひみつをもらしかねない。

He might leak the secret.

トムは、内心うちの母さんなら、やり兼ねないと思っていた。

Deep down, Tom thought his mother was the type of person who could've done it.