# 構 — construct; care about

構 means “construct; care about”. It is a JLPT N3 kanji written with 14 strokes. On'yomi: コウ (kou). Kun'yomi: かま(える) (kamaeru). You'll see it in words such as 構う (kamau, “to mind; to care about”).

- Meaning: construct; care about
- On'yomi: コウ (kou)
- Kun'yomi: かま(える) (kamaeru)
- Strokes: 14
- Level: JLPT N3 · set Change & making 2

## How to remember 構

Wood (木) laid in crossed beams (冓): construct.

Parts: 木 tree · 冓 crossed beams

## Words with 構

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 構う | かまう (kamau) | to mind; to care about |
| 構える | かまえる (kamaeru) | to set up; to build |
| 構いません | かまいません (kamaimasen) | no problem; it doesn't matter |

## Don't confuse it with

[講](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/lecture/) · [溝](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/gutter/)

## More in the “Change & making 2” set

[構](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/construct/) · [補](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/supplement/) · [展](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/unfold/) · [造](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/create/) · [復](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/restore/) · [整](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/arrange/)

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