構
コウ
かま.える • かま.う
posture; stance; appearance; build; set up
Words
構える
かまえる
- to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to establish; to run; to maintain v1 vt
- 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) v1 vt
- to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to stand ready; to be poised for v1 vt
- to put on an air; to assume an attitude v1 vi
- to stiffen; to tense up; to become formal v1 vi
- to fabricate in order to deceive; to make up; to feign v1 vt
- to plan; to scheme v1 vt
構え
かまえ
- structure; construction; appearance n
- posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; stance n
- readiness; determination; preparedness n
- kanji enclosure type radical (must enclose at least two sides of the kanji) n
機構
きこう
- mechanism; organization; organisation n
構うものか
かまうものか
- who cares?; I don't give a damn; what does it matter? exp
人口構造
じんこうこうぞう
- population structure; demographic structure; age-sex structure n