"構い" meaning in Japanese

See 構い in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [ka̠ma̠i] Forms: 構い [canonical] (ruby: 構(かま)), kamai [romanization], kamafi [romanization], かまひ [hiragana, historical]
Etymology: From 連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 構(かま)う (kamau, “to be concerned; to interfere, hinder”). Etymology templates: {{ja-r|連%用%形|れん%よう%けい|stem or continuative form|rom=ren'yōkei}} 連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”), {{ja-r|構う|かまう|to be concerned; to interfere, hinder|pos=}} 構(かま)う (kamau, “to be concerned; to interfere, hinder”), {{ja-vstem|構う|かまう|to be concerned; to interfere, hinder}} 連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 構(かま)う (kamau, “to be concerned; to interfere, hinder”). Head templates: {{ja-noun|かまい|hhira=かまひ}} 構(かま)い • (kamai) ^(←かまひ (kamafi)?)
  1. (usually prefixed with お (o-)) care, concern, attention Tags: usually Synonyms: お構い, 世話
    Sense id: en-構い-ja-noun-OsDiHJMM Categories (other): Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with 1 kanji, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 59 36 5 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 85 13 2 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 51 43 7 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 1 kanji: 46 38 16 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 50 44 7 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 59 23 18 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 76 14 9
  2. 構: (historical, law enforcement) Synonym of お構い (okamai)
    Sense id: en-構い-ja-noun-gWdDfDqJ Categories (other): Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Law enforcement, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with 1 kanji, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 51 43 7 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 1 kanji: 46 38 16 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 50 44 7
  3. 構: hindrance, obstacle, impediment Synonyms: 差し支え, 支障
    Sense id: en-構い-ja-noun-inmluB2I Categories (other): Japanese terms with 1 kanji Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 1 kanji: 46 38 16
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: お構い (okamai) (ruby: 構(かま)) 
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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "roman": "okamai",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "構",
          "かま"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "お構い"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
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      "name": "ja-r"
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    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "かまう",
        "3": "to be concerned; to interfere, hinder",
        "pos": ""
      },
      "expansion": "構(かま)う (kamau, “to be concerned; to interfere, hinder”)",
      "name": "ja-r"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "構う",
        "2": "かまう",
        "3": "to be concerned; to interfere, hinder"
      },
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      "name": "ja-vstem"
    }
  ],
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      "form": "構い",
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        [
          "構",
          "かま"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kamai",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kamafi",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "かまひ",
      "roman": "kamafi",
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      ]
    }
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      "name": "ja-noun"
    }
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          "_dis": "51 43 7",
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          "_dis": "46 38 16",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "50 44 7",
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          "name": "Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
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          "_dis": "59 23 18",
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        },
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          "_dis": "76 14 9",
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      "links": [
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          "お",
          "お#Japanese"
        ],
        [
          "care",
          "care"
        ],
        [
          "concern",
          "concern"
        ],
        [
          "attention",
          "attention"
        ]
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        "(usually prefixed with お (o-)) care, concern, attention"
      ],
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        "prefixed with お (o-)"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "お構い"
        },
        {
          "word": "世話"
        }
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        },
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          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "51 43 7",
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          "_dis": "50 44 7",
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          "name": "Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys",
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      ],
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          "構",
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        [
          "law enforcement",
          "law enforcement"
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      ],
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        "構: hindrance, obstacle, impediment"
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "構",
          "構#Japanese"
        ],
        [
          "hindrance",
          "hindrance"
        ],
        [
          "obstacle",
          "obstacle"
        ],
        [
          "impediment",
          "impediment"
        ]
      ],
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        {
          "word": "差し支え"
        },
        {
          "word": "支障"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "other": "かまい"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ka̠ma̠i]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "構い"
}

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    "Japanese lemmas",
    "Japanese links with redundant alt parameters",
    "Japanese links with redundant wikilinks",
    "Japanese nouns",
    "Japanese terms spelled with fifth grade kanji",
    "Japanese terms with 1 kanji",
    "Japanese terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
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    {
      "roman": "okamai",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "構",
          "かま"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "お構い"
    }
  ],
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      "name": "ja-r"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "構う",
        "2": "かまう",
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      },
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      "name": "ja-r"
    },
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        "1": "構う",
        "2": "かまう",
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      },
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    {
      "form": "構い",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "構",
          "かま"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kamai",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kamafi",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "かまひ",
      "roman": "kamafi",
      "tags": [
        "hiragana",
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      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
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      },
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    }
  ],
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    {
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        "Japanese links with redundant alt parameters"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "care, concern, attention"
      ],
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          "お",
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          "care",
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          "concern",
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          "word": "お構い"
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          "word": "世話"
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      ],
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          "構",
          "構#Japanese"
        ],
        [
          "law enforcement",
          "law enforcement"
        ],
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          "お構い",
          "お構い#Japanese"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "構: hindrance, obstacle, impediment"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "構",
          "構#Japanese"
        ],
        [
          "hindrance",
          "hindrance"
        ],
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          "obstacle",
          "obstacle"
        ],
        [
          "impediment",
          "impediment"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "差し支え"
        },
        {
          "word": "支障"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "other": "かまい"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ka̠ma̠i]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "構い"
}

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