かねない
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word かねない
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After the -masu stem of a verb
quite capable of ...; not unlikely to ...; may well ...; might ...; could ...; would not hesitate to ...
Examples
その少年は盗みをしかねない。
The boy is capable of robbery.
Kanji in this Word
兼
10 strokes
Frequency: 1164
JLPT N1
Grade 8
Meanings
concurrently
and
beforehand
in advance
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ケン
Kun
— Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
か.ねる
-か.ねる
Nanori
— Specialized readings used in names
かね
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