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構

posture
Stroke count: 14

Readings

On readingコウ
Kun readingかま.える、かま.う
JLPT level: N2JōyōGrade 5

Meanings

  1. postureRtK
    彼は法律を構わず無視する。He has a disregard for the law.tatoeba
    城郭構えの現存例。This is an existing example of a castle-like jinya.wiki
  2. stance
  3. appearance
  4. build
  5. set up
  1. to mind
  2. to care about
  3. to be concerned about
  4. to have a regard for
  5. to be an issue

Popular Usage

結構構う構成構造構え機構構える

Radicals and components

Radical木tree
Components
How it's built
構
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Mnemonic (RtK)

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tree (木) · wood (木) · funnel · cone · celery · again

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1959

Compound words

結構けっこう
splendid; nice; wonderful; delightful; lovely
構うかまう
to mind; to care about; to be concerned about; to have a regard for; to be an issue
構成こうせい
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure
構造こうぞう
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization
構成するこうせいする
to compose; to form
構築するこうちくする
to construct
機構きこう
mechanism; machinery; system; structure; organization
構えるかまえる
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to establish; to run; to maintain
遺構いこう
(archaeological) remains; remnants (of ancient structures); ancient foundation
虚構きょこう
fiction; fabrication; concoction
構図こうず
composition (of painting); structural outline; compositional arrangement
構想こうそう
plan; plot; idea; conception; vision
構築こうちく
construction; building; putting up; erecting; creation
構内こうない
premises; grounds; campus; compound; precincts
心構えこころがまえ
preparedness; readiness; mental attitude; frame of mind
構造物こうぞうぶつ
structure
待ち構えるまちかまえる
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
構苺かじいちご
Rubus trifidus (species of raspberry)
惣構そうがまえ
outermost enclosure of a castle or fortress (including the town around it)
再構築さいこうちく
reconstruction
冂構えまきがまえ
kanji radical 13 ("upside-down box")
冏構えけいがまえ
kanji radical 13 ("upside-down box")
匚構えはこがまえ
kanji "box-on-side" radical (radical 22)
匸構えかくしがまえ
kanji "hiding-box" radical (radical 23)

Additional Examples

彼は大通りに店を構えている。
He has a store on the main road.tatoeba
彼は若い頃、結構苦労した。
He went through a lot when he was younger.tatoeba
彼は結構しぶといね。転んでもただでは起きぬ、いい根性しているよ。
He's a tenacious guy who always manages to come out on top. He's the kind of guy who can turn any situation to his advantage.tatoeba
位階と服色・構成
Ikai (court rank) and the color and construction of chofukuwiki
紀伝体・五部構成
It is written in the style of a biographical and is divided into five parts.wiki
物質構造研究部門
Research Division of Materials Structurewiki
極限構造研究部門
Research Division of Physics under Extreme Conditionswiki
これが総構えである。
This is the sogamae.wiki
一旦江戸に居を構える。
He took up his residence in Edo temporarily.wiki
油小路下立売に店を構える。
The store is located at Aburanokoji, Shimodachiuri.wiki

Stroke Order

14 strokes

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