構
構·structure, construct, mind (care about)
- On-yomi
- コウ
- Kun-yomi
- かまえるかまう
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Stroke order
Write it in this order; the numbers mark where each stroke starts.
Common words
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 構造 | こうぞう | structure |
| 構う | かまう | to mind, to care |
| 結構 | けっこう | quite; fine, no thank you |
| 構成 | こうせい | composition, organisation |
Example sentences
写真を撮っても構いませんか。
しゃしんをとってもかまいませんか。
Do you mind if I take a photo?
この建物の構造は珍しいです。
このたてもののこうぞうはめずらしいです。
The structure of this building is unusual.
コーヒーは結構です。
こーひーはけっこうです。
No thank you, I'm fine without coffee.
Similar-looking kanji
Do not confuse these on the exam.
Common mistakes
- Taking 結構です as agreement — it usually means a polite refusal
- Reading 構う as こうう; the kun reading is かまう
Memory aid
Picture it
Timber (木) stacked in a criss-cross frame — that frame is the structure you build.
Vocabulary using this kanji
- 構うかまうto mind, care about
- 構成こうせいorganization, composition
- 結構けっこうfine, quite good
- お構いなくおかまいなくplease do not go to any trouble
- 構いませんかまいませんI do not mind, it is fine
- 構造こうぞうstructure, construction
- 構成するこうせいするto compose, to constitute
- 虚構きょこうfiction, fabrication
- 構図こうずcomposition (of a picture)
- 機構きこうmechanism; machinery; organization; structure (of a body or institution)
- 構えかまえposture; stance; style; appearance (of a building)
- 構えるかまえるto set up (a house, shop, etc.); to hold at the ready; to take a stance; to put on an attitude
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