Kanji 構: "posture, stance, appearance"

Stroke order

Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.

Readings

In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.

At a glance

Common words with 構

The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.

• 結けっ構こうsplendid; nice; wonderful; delightful · sufficient; satisfactory; enough; fine
• 構かまうto mind; to care about; to be concerned about; to have a regard for · to be an issue; to matter; to create inconvenience
• 構かまえるto set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to establish; to run · 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)
• 構こう成せいcomposition; construction; formation; makeup
• 構こう造ぞうstructure; construction; makeup; framework
• 身み構がまえるto put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
• 構かまえstructure; construction; appearance · posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; stance
• 待まち構かまえるto lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
• 構こう築ちくconstruction; building; putting up; erecting
• 機き構こうmechanism; machinery · system; structure; organization; framework
• 構こう図ずcomposition (of painting); structural outline; compositional arrangement
• お構かまいなしhaving no thought for; having no consideration for; having no regard for; not caring about · disregarding; overlooking

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