かま
構
　
う

Godan verb

  1. to mind, to care about, to be concerned about, to have a regard for.

Godan verb, intransitive verb

  1. to be an issue, to matter, to create inconvenience.

Godan verb

Usually written with kana alone.
  1. to keep company, to care for, to look after, to entertain, to pay attention to, to spend time with.

Godan verb, intransitive verb

  1. to interfere with, to meddle in.

Godan verb, transitive verb

  1. to tease.
  2. to banish, to prohibit. Archaism.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
かま
構
　
う
 構う かまう ✔

Contained Kanji Breakdown

posture, stance, appearance
コウ　かま.える　とち (5th, N3)
tree, wood
き　モク　こ- (1st, N5)
put together, inner palace
コウ　かま.える (Kentei 1)
well, well crib, town
い　ショウ　セイ (7th, N1)
two, two radical (no. 7)
ニ　ふた　ふだ (1st, N5)
twenty, twenty or letter H radical (no. 55)
キョウ　ク　にじゅう (Kentei 1)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
red, tan
ゼン　ネン　あや.うい (Kentei 1)
upside-down box radical (no. 13)
キョウ　ケイ (Kentei 1)
soil, earth, ground
ド　つち　は (1st, N5)