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JLPT N1verbLevel estimated by Bebop

兼かね備そなえる

kanesonaeru

to possess both

Example sentences

  1. その本ほんを書かいた人ひとは、機知きちとユーモアを兼かね備そなえた人ひとだね。

    The person who wrote that book is possessed of both humour and wit, isn’t he?

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. これらの庭にわは、いずれも採光さいこう、風かぜの通とおり道みちとしての機能きのうを兼かね備そなえている。

    Each of these gardens combines daylighting and venting functions.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

  3. 山笠やまかさの飾かざり方かたには様々さまざまな様式ようしきがあり、複数ふくすうを兼かね備そなえたものもある。

    There are various styles of yamakasa decoration, and some yamakasa combine several styles.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

Kanji in 兼備

  • 兼concurrently; andOnケンKunかねる
  • 備equip; provisionOnビKunそなえる・そなわる・つぶさに

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