兼ね合い

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 兼ね合い, read かねあい, combines holding together 兼ね with mutual relation 合い to express balance among conditions.
• Basic usage: 費用と丈夫さの兼ね合い is a balance between factors, while 予定との兼ね合い means considering other circumstances.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Distinguishing meanings
  • It means adjusting interacting conditions rather than maximizing only one factor.