表層形
構え
カマエ
動詞
構え (カマエ)
Kamae · かまえ — to set up (a house, store, etc.), to build, to establish, to run, to maintain; 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); to adopt a posture, to assume a stance, to stand ready, to
Other ways to say “to set up” in Japanese →
構え in rōmaji: kamae.
動詞
一般
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📝 構える 🔤 下一段-ア行 📐 連用形-一般
Updated: 2026年8月13日
📖 Grammar Information
| 表層形 (Surface) |
構え
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|---|---|
| 見出し語 (Lemma) |
構える
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| 読み (Reading) |
カマエ
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| 品詞 (POS) |
動詞・一般・*・*
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| 活用型 (Conj. Type) |
下一段-ア行
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| 活用形 (Conj. Form) |
連用形-一般
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| 表記 (Orthography) |
構え
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| 読み・基本形 |
カマエル
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| 表記・基本形 |
構える
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| 見出し語の読み |
カマエル
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💡 English Meaning
構え means “to set up (a house, store, etc.), to build, to establish, to run, to maintain; 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); to adopt a posture, to assume a stance, to stand ready, to ” — full definition & examples →
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Reading & Info
カマエ
Lemma: 構える
動詞一般**
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⚡ 一段 (Ichidan/Ru-verb) Conjugations
| ます形 (Polite) |
構えます
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| て形 (Te-form) |
構えて
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| 過去形 (Past) |
構えた
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| 否定形 (Negative) |
構えない
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| 意向形 (Volitional) |
構えましょう
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| 可能形 (Potential) |
構えられる
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| 受身形 (Passive) |
構えられる
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| 使役形 (Causative) |
構えさせる
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動詞 (verbs) come at the end of a Japanese sentence. They conjugate for tense, politeness, negation, and mood — this entry shows the base (dictionary) form.
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What is the difference between surface form and lemma? ▼
The surface form (構え) is the exact text as it appeared in the corpus — it may be conjugated or inflected. The lemma (構える) is the dictionary base form. For example, 食べた (surface) has the lemma 食べる.
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