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[かま()·]
kamae
noun

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[かまえ()]
kamae

English Meaning(s) for 構え

noun
  1. structure; construction; appearance
  2. posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; stance
  3. readiness; determination; preparedness
  4. kanji enclosure type radical (must enclose at least two sides of the kanji) (e.g. 門)

Definition and Synonyms for 構え

Style a slender bristlelike or tubular process
Synonyms: かまう, スタイル, , , , 体裁, 姿態, 文体, 構え, 構える, 様式, 調子, 風格
Style a pointed tool for writing or drawing or engraving
Synonyms: かまう, スタイル, , , , 体裁, 姿態, 文体, 構え, 構える, 様式, 調子, 鉄筆, 風格
Posture the arrangement of the body and its limbs
Synonyms: かじ, かまう, ポーズ, 体勢, 姿勢, 構え, 構える, 身構え, 身構える
Readiness being temporarily ready to respond in a particular way
Synonyms: かまう, 構え, 構える
Style the narrow elongated part of the pistil between the ovary and the stigma
Synonyms: かまう, スタイル, , , , 体裁, 姿態, 文体, 構え, 構える, 様式, 花柱, 調子, 風格

Meanings for each kanji in 構え

» posture; build; pretend

Categories 構え is a member of

Tool an implement used in the practice of a vocation
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Process a natural prolongation or projection from a part of an organism either animal or plant
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State Of Mind the state of a person's cognitive processes
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Reproductive Structure the parts of a plant involved in its reproduction
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Bodily Property an attribute of the body
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Stroke Order Diagrams for 構え

Sample Sentences for 構え

The Upper House seems bent on defeating any reform bills.

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