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jmdict 1922120 Active (id: 1994866)
兼ねない
かねない
1. [suf,exp] [uk]
《after -masu stem of verb》
▶ quite capable of ...
▶ could happen
▶ not unlikely to
Cross references:
  ⇔ see: 1256520 兼ねる 1. to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do
  ⇐ see: 2802780 事になりかねない【ことになりかねない】 1. could result in (something undesirable); might end up (doing, happening); run the risk of



History:
5. A 2019-01-05 00:38:35  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
4. A* 2019-01-04 23:21:15  Robin Scott <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
daijr
  Diff:
@@ -14,0 +15 @@
+<s_inf>after -masu stem of verb</s_inf>
@@ -16 +17 @@
-<gloss>might happen</gloss>
+<gloss>could happen</gloss>
3. A 2013-10-28 05:25:18  Rene Malenfant <...address hidden...>
2. A* 2013-10-28 03:54:09  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
Ngrams, Gg5, etc.
  Comments:
Overwhelmingly "uk".
  Diff:
@@ -14,0 +14,1 @@
+<misc>&uk;</misc>
1. A 2012-01-09 01:36:57  Rene Malenfant <...address hidden...>
  Diff:
@@ -13,1 +13,1 @@
-<xref type="see" seq="1256520">兼ねる</xref>
+<xref type="see" seq="1256520">兼ねる・1</xref>

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