かまえる

構 える

Common word

  1. Ichidan verb, transitive verb

    to set up (a house, store, etc.), to build, to establish, to run, to maintain

    • 彼はジャマイカに住居を構えた。
      He took up residence in Jamaica.

  2. Ichidan verb, transitive verb

    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)

  3. Ichidan verb, transitive verb

    to adopt a posture, to assume a stance, to stand ready, to be poised for

  4. Ichidan verb, intransitive verb

    to put on an air, to assume an attitude

  5. Ichidan verb, intransitive verb

    to stiffen, to tense up, to become formal

  6. Ichidan verb, transitive verb

    to fabricate in order to deceive, to make up, to feign

  7. Ichidan verb, transitive verb

    to plan, to scheme