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A Kanji to tame

THE KANJI · N3 · 14 strokes

構

Posture ; Build ; Pretend

Readings on: コウ
Kun readings: かま.える・かま.う

構うかまう — care about

Readings depend on the word. In kun readings, the dot separates the kanji from its kana ending (okurigana).

Two-word kanji

Reading belongs to the complete word: it is not always deduced from isolated readings.

結構けっこう — beautiful; good; not bad Word card → Source
構成こうせい — assembly; composition; construction Word card → Source
構想こうそう — design; idea; plan Source
構造こうぞう — construction; structure Source
機構きこう — mechanism; organization Source
虚構きょこう — imaginary thing; fiction Source

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A Kanji to tame

Posture ; Build ; Pretend

Two-word kanji

A little exercise

Words with this kanji

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