Vocab Info
A5 Adverb
兼ね兼ねoften, already, for quite a while, for some time now
Dictionary Definition
Adverb
1.
since long ago, already, for quite a while, for some time now
Usually written using kana alone
All Forms
兼々 【かねがね】、予々 【かねがね】、兼兼 【かねがね】、予予 【かねがね】、兼ね兼ね 【かねがね】
Details
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Examples
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あなたの噂は兼ね兼ね聞いていました。
I have been hearing about you for quite a while now. {often, already, for quite a while, for some time now}
兼ね兼ね望んでいたことが、ようやく実現した。
Something I had been hoping for quite a while has finally come true. {often, already, for quite a while, for some time now}
妻:「あなたのお名前は兼ね兼ね夫から聞いていました。」
Wife: "I had already heard your name from my husband for quite a while." {often, already, for quite a while, for some time now}
かねがね計画していたものがようやくスタートした。
What I had been planning for quite some time has finally started.
有名なあなたのことです、あなたのことは兼ね兼ね聞いていましたよ。
It's about you, who are well-known, I've been hearing about you for quite a while. {often, already, for quite a while, for some time now}
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