いたしかねる

Meanings

1

ichidan verb

cannot do; find it difficult to do

usually written using kana alone

Humble expression (謙譲語) used to politely decline or express inability to do something. Often used in business settings to soften refusals.

Written forms

致いたしかねる
Standard kanji spelling; 致す is the humble form of する, and かねる is written in kana.
致いたし兼かねる
Kanji spelling for かねる; less common but still used.

Kanji

致doth, do, send
兼concurrently, and, beforehand

Similar words

できない
Plain form meaning 'cannot do'; 致しかねる is a more formal, humble, and indirect way to express inability, often used in business contexts.
しかねる
Attaches to the continuative form of verbs to mean 'difficult to do' or 'cannot bring oneself to do'; 致しかねる is the humble version using 致す (humble する).

Etymology

Compound of 致し (the continuative form of 致す, the humble form of する 'to do') and かねる (an auxiliary verb meaning 'to be unable to do' or 'to find it difficult to do').