構える (Kamaeru) is a Japanese ichidan verb meaning “to set up (a house, store, etc.), to build, to establish, to run”.
Meanings
- ichidan verb, transitive verbto set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to establish; to run; to maintain
- ichidan verb, transitive verbto have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to prepare in advance (e.g. a meal)
- ichidan verb, transitive verbto adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to stand ready; to be poised for
- ichidan verb, intransitive verbto put on an air; to assume an attitude
- ichidan verb, intransitive verbto stiffen; to tense up; to become formal
- ichidan verb, transitive verbto fabricate in order to deceive; to make up; to feign
Examples
彼は大通りに店を構えている。
He has a store on the main road.
気長に構える必要があります。
You have to be patient.
彼はジャマイカに新居を構えた。
He set up a new home in Jamaica.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).