お構い

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
構
かま
Grade: 5
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
御構い

Etymology

Compound of お (o-, “honorific prefix”) + 構(かま)い (kamai, “care, concern”).

Pronunciation

Noun

お構(かま)い • (okamai) ←おかまひ (okamafi)?

  1. (honorific, chiefly in the negative) act of treating with hospitality; taking care of; attending to
    Synonyms: 構うこと (kamau koto), おもて成し (omotenashi), お世話 (osewa)
    なんのお構(かま)いもできませんで。
    Nan no okamai mo dekimasen de.
    I cannot be of any help.
  2. (chiefly in the negative) concern, worry
    Synonym: 頓着 (tonjaku)
    夜(よ)中(なか)でもお構(かま)いなく大(おお)声(ごえ)で歌(うた)っている。
    Yonaka demo okamai naku ōgoe de utatte iru.
    is singing loudly without worrying (about disturbing others) even in the middle of the night.
  3. 御構: (historical, law enforcement) a punishment in the Edo period: banishing, exile
    Synonym: 追放 (tsuihō)
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