兼々

Japanese

Kanji in this term
かね
Grade: S
かね > がね
Grade: S
kun'yomi
Alternative spellings
兼兼
予々
予予

Pronunciation

Adverb

(かね)(がね) • (kanegane

  1. (somewhat formal) for some time, for a while now
    ()(まえ)兼々(かねがね)(ぞん)じあげております。
    O -namae wa kanegane zonjiagete orimasu.
    I've long known of you by reputation.
    (Literally, Your name, I have humbly known of for a long time.)
    予々(かねがね)(しん)(ぱい)していたことが()こった。
    Kanegane shinpai shiteita koto ga okotta.
    What I'd been worried about all along has happened.
    チベットにはかねがね()ってみたいと(おも)っていた。
    Chibetto ni wa kanegane ittemitai to omotteita.
    I've always wanted to visit Tibet.

Usage notes

This term is often spelled in kana.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2011), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Seventh edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 2.0 2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. 3.0 3.1 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
  4. 4.0 4.1 兼々”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten]‎[1] (in Japanese), 2nd edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2000-2002, released online 2007, →ISBN, concise edition entry available here