構
- On
- こう
- Kun
- かま.える;かま.う
- Stroke count
- 14
・posture
・build
・pretend
Japanese dictionary
Dictionary: “構える”
構える
かまえる
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to establish; to run; to maintain
Example sentence
He took up residence in Jamaica.
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to have at the ready (e.g. a gun);to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera);to prepare in advance (e.g. a meal)
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to adopt a posture;to assume a stance;to stand ready;to be poised for
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to put on an air;to assume an attitude
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to stiffen;to tense up;to become formal
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to fabricate in order to deceive;to make up;to feign
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to plan;to scheme