兼ね合い・兼合い|かねあいkaneai[0]heiban (flat)

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Which spelling to use
兼ね合い兼ね合い is the more common kanji-and-kana written form and the recommended choice for beginners.
兼合い兼合い is a less common kanji-and-kana variant; beginners should generally choose 兼ね合い instead.
Definitions
  1. noun, suru verbequilibrium; good balance; poise
Conjugation
Dictionary form兼ね合いする(かねあいする)
Polite (masu)兼ね合いします(かねあいします)
Negative (nai)兼ね合いしない(かねあいしない)
polite (masen)兼ね合いしません(かねあいしません)
classical zu / nu兼ね合いせず・兼ね合いせぬ(かねあいせず・かねあいせぬ)
Past (ta)兼ね合いした(かねあいした)
polite (mashita)兼ね合いしました(かねあいしました)
Past negative (nakatta)兼ね合いしなかった(かねあいしなかった)
polite (masen deshita)兼ね合いしませんでした(かねあいしませんでした)
Te form兼ね合いして(かねあいして)
Potential兼ね合いできる(かねあいできる)
Passive兼ね合いされる(かねあいされる)
Causative兼ね合いさせる(かねあいさせる)
Causative passive兼ね合いさせられる(かねあいさせられる)
Conditional (ba)兼ね合いすれば(かねあいすれば)
tara兼ね合いしたら(かねあいしたら)
Volitional兼ね合いしよう(かねあいしよう)
polite (mashou)兼ね合いしましょう(かねあいしましょう)
Imperative兼ね合いしろ(かねあいしろ)

Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.

Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym釣り合いつりあいNeutralBalance or being well matched, as in 「釣り合いが取れない」; stresses two things being even and suited to each other, while 「兼ね合い」 is about weighing and coordinating them.
  • Synonym均衡きんこうWrittenA written/formal term for equilibrium between evenly matched sides, as in 「勢力均衡」; common in economic and political contexts.
  • Synonym平衡へいこうNeutralRefers to keeping balance, as in 「平衡感覚」; stresses a stable state, and leans written/formal and technical.
  • SynonymバランスCasualColloquial loanword for balance and harmony, also an account balance; very common in speech and the most versatile of the group.
  • Related振り合いふりあいWrittenA written/formal term for comparing and weighing, also for the situation at the time; fairly rare.
  • Related権衡けんこうWrittenHighly literary term for weighing and balancing; originally the weight and beam of a scale, now rarely used.

Use 「兼ね合い」 to weigh and coordinate two or more things, as in 「予算との兼ね合い」 or 「仕事と家庭の兼ね合い」. For plain balance say 「釣り合い」 or 「バランス」; for an even balance of power, 「均衡」.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

Japanese definitions
  1. 複数ふくすうのことの間あいだで、うまく調和ちょうわがとれている状態じょうたい。
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