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構え

かまえ

posture; stance; style; appearance (of a building)

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Examples

  1. 彼の構えは美しい。

    かれのかまえはうつくしい。

    His stance is beautiful.

  2. 剣道では構えが何より大切だ。

    けんどうではかまえがなによりたいせつだ。

    In kendo, your stance matters more than anything else.

  3. この店は立派な構えの日本家屋だ。

    このみせはりっぱなかまえのにほんかおくだ。

    The shop is a Japanese-style house with an impressive frontage.

  4. 気長に構える必要があります。

    きながにかまえるひつようがあります。

    You have to be patient.

Common patterns

構えを取る
to take up a stance
構えを崩す
to break one's stance / let one's guard down
立派な店構え
an impressive shopfront

Memory tip

The noun of 構える. It covers both a fighting or batting stance and the look and build of a building — hence 店構え (shopfront) and 門構え (gate structure).

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