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構える (かまえる): to set up — Japanese vocabulary

構える is read かまえる and means "to set up". JLPT N1 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

構える

Reading
かまえる · kamaeru
Translation
to set up
Level
JLPT N1
Pitch accent
かまえるが

Example

彼はジャマイカに新居を構えた。

かれはジャマイカにしんきょをかまえた。

He set up a new home in Jamaica.

Kanji in this word

  • 構 — 構造, build

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