Kanji

Jōyō kanji, Taught in grade 5

JLPT level: N3

316 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 14

Meaning: posture, build, pretend

Kunyomi: かま.える かま.う

Onyomi: コウ

Composition:

Radical

Radical:

Reading: きへん

Meaning: tree

Strokes: 4

Examples

Examples with audio

造(こうぞう)   structure [n.]

図(こうず)   composition (of a painting)

内(こうない)   campus, premises

成する(こうせいする)   compose

想する(こうそうする)   plot [v.t.]

な(けっこうな)   wonderful, well enough

う(かまう)   be concerned about [v.t.]

える(かまえる)   hold, have

Onyomi Examples

コウセイ composition, construction, formation, makeup, structure, organization, organisation

コウズ composition (of painting), structural outline, compositional arrangement

ケッコウ splendid, nice, wonderful, delightful, lovely, excellent, fine, sufficient, satisfactory, enough, fine, all right, OK, not needing (any more of something), (already) having enough, fine (as in "I'm fine"), (by implication) no, thank you, rather, quite, fairly, pretty, surprisingly, quite a bit, fairly well, structure, construction, framework, architecture

イコウ (archaeological) remains, remnants (of ancient structures), ancient foundation

Kunyomi Examples

える かまえる to set up (a house, store, etc.), to build, to establish, to run, to maintain, to have at the ready (e.g. a gun), to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera), to prepare in advance (e.g. a meal), to adopt a posture, to assume a stance, to stand ready, to be poised for, to put on an air, to assume an attitude, to stiffen, to tense up, to become formal, to fabricate in order to deceive, to make up, to feign, to plan, to scheme

かまう to mind, to care about, to be concerned about, to have a regard for, to be an issue, to matter, to create inconvenience, to keep company, to care for, to look after, to entertain, to pay attention to, to spend time with, to interfere with, to meddle in, to tease, to banish, to prohibit

うものか かまうものか who cares?, I don't give a damn, what does it matter?