Word Meaning 構える

かまえる kamaeru

構える is read as かまえる (kamaeru) and means to plan.

Meaning

English

  1. to plan
  2. to scheme
  3. to put on an air
  4. to assume an attitude
  5. to fabricate in order to deceive
  6. to make up
  7. to feign
  8. to have at the ready (e.g. a gun)

Reading

Kana

かまえる

Romaji

kamaeru

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 17 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 5 Kanken 6級 Rank 13603 Priority C

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

構成

こうせい

composition

構想

こうそう

plan

構う

かまう

to tease

構内

こうない

premises

構図

こうず

composition (of painting)

構成分子

こうせいぶんし

components

待ち構える

まちかまえる

to lie in wait (for)

構造

こうぞう

structure

構築

こうちく

construction

構造物

こうぞうぶつ

structure

構成主義

こうせいしゅぎ

constructivism

Example Sentences

2

You have to be patient.

They decided to settle in a suburb of London.