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    3. 構う

    構う

    構かまう​

    to mind

    N3KMT6News #14+1CoreEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab16 strokes

    かまう

    Verb, Intransitive

    1.
    to mind, to care about, to be concerned about, to have a regard for
    2.
    to be an issue, to matter, to create inconvenience

    Verb

    3.
    to keep company, to care for, to look after, to entertain, to pay attention to, to spend time with
    word usually written using kana alone

    Verb, Intransitive

    4.
    to interfere with, to meddle in

    Verb, Transitive

    5.
    to tease
    6.
    to banish, to prohibit
    archaic

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    彼かれは人ひとの目めを構かまわない。

    He doesn't care about what others think.

    KMT5Emotions & PsychologyDaily Life
    そんなことは構かまわないで、自じ分ぶんの好すきなことをしなさい。

    Don't mind such things, do what you like.

    KMT6Daily LifeEmotions & Psychology
    子こ供どもたちは公こう園えんで楽たのしそうに互たがいを構かまい合あっていた。

    The children were happily teasing each other in the park.

    KMT6Daily LifeEmotions & Psychology
    彼かれは周まわりの意い見けんに構かまわず、自じ分ぶんの信しん念ねんを貫つらぬき通とおした。

    He didn't mind the opinions of those around him and stuck to his beliefs.

    KMT7Emotions & PsychologyDaily Life
    彼かの女じょは他た人にんの気き持もちに構かまわず、思おもったことを口くちにしてしまう。

    She doesn't care about other people's feelings and just says what she thinks.

    KMT7Emotions & PsychologyDaily Life

    Characters that make up this word

    構
    かま.える・かま.う…(2)
    posture・stance・appearance・build・set up
    Kanji
    う
    u
    Kana
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