Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 構う(かまう) in Japanese

構う
JLPT 4
Kana Reading
かまう
Romaji
kamau
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    Godan verb with `u' ending
    Meaning
    to mind; to care about; to be concerned about
    Example sentence
    普通は、id属性とname属性同じ割り当てます。(訳注異なっていて構わない便宜上同じ割り当てるいう Usually the id and name attributes have the same value applied. (N.B. Not because it matters if they differ but just as a matter of convenience.)
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to care for; to look after
    Example sentence
    費用ことなどかまわない I don't care about the expense.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to prepare for
    Example sentence
    彼女服装かまわない She is careless about dress.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to interfere with; to meddle in
    Example sentence
    彼女騒音かまわず話しつづけた She carried on talking in spite of the loud noise.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to tease
    Example sentence
    彼女身なりかまわない She is very negligent in her dress.

Examples of 構う, かまう in a sentence


Verb Conjugations

Non-Past

Plain
構う
Plain Polite
構います
Negative
構わない
Negative Polite
構いません

Past

Plain
構った
Plain Polite
構いました
Negative
構わなかった
Negative Polite
構いませんでした

Te

Plain
構って
Plain Polite
構いまして
Negative
--
Negative Polite
--

Passive

Plain
構われる
Plain Polite
構われます
Negative
構われない
Negative Polite
構われません
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Kanji in this word

JLPT 3

14 strokes

posture, build, pretend

On'Yomi: コウ

Kun'Yomi: かま.える, かま.う

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