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jmdict 1279700 Active (id: 1957407)
構える [ichi1]
かまえる [ichi1]
1. [v1,vt]
▶ to set up (a house, store, etc.)
▶ to build
▶ to establish
▶ to run
▶ to maintain
2. [v1,vt]
▶ 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)
3. [v1,vt]
▶ to adopt a posture
▶ to assume a stance
▶ to stand ready
▶ to be poised for
4. [v1,vi]
▶ to put on an air
▶ to assume an attitude
5. [v1,vi]
▶ to stiffen
▶ to tense up
▶ to become formal
6. [v1,vt]
▶ to fabricate in order to deceive
▶ to make up
▶ to feign
7. [v1,vt]
▶ to plan
▶ to scheme

Conjugations


History:
4. A 2017-08-06 22:08:03  Rene Malenfant <...address hidden...>
3. A* 2017-07-27 16:38:59  Robin Scott <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
daij, gg5, prog
  Comments:
Reorganised senses. Old sense 7 was a mix of several existing senses.
  Diff:
@@ -15 +15,5 @@
-<gloss>to set up (e.g. a house)</gloss>
+<gloss>to set up (a house, store, etc.)</gloss>
+<gloss>to build</gloss>
+<gloss>to establish</gloss>
+<gloss>to run</gloss>
+<gloss>to maintain</gloss>
@@ -19,0 +24,2 @@
+<gloss>to have at the ready (e.g. a gun)</gloss>
+<gloss>to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera)</gloss>
@@ -21,2 +27,28 @@
-<gloss>to prepare to use something (e.g. a camera)</gloss>
-<gloss>to have at the ready (e.g. a gun)</gloss>
+</sense>
+<sense>
+<pos>&v1;</pos>
+<pos>&vt;</pos>
+<gloss>to adopt a posture</gloss>
+<gloss>to assume a stance</gloss>
+<gloss>to stand ready</gloss>
+<gloss>to be poised for</gloss>
+</sense>
+<sense>
+<pos>&v1;</pos>
+<pos>&vi;</pos>
+<gloss>to put on an air</gloss>
+<gloss>to assume an attitude</gloss>
+</sense>
+<sense>
+<pos>&v1;</pos>
+<pos>&vi;</pos>
+<gloss>to stiffen</gloss>
+<gloss>to tense up</gloss>
+<gloss>to become formal</gloss>
+</sense>
+<sense>
+<pos>&v1;</pos>
+<pos>&vt;</pos>
+<gloss>to fabricate in order to deceive</gloss>
+<gloss>to make up</gloss>
+<gloss>to feign</gloss>
@@ -30,26 +61,0 @@
-<sense>
-<pos>&v1;</pos>
-<pos>&vt;</pos>
-<gloss>to fabricate in order to deceive</gloss>
-</sense>
-<sense>
-<pos>&v1;</pos>
-<pos>&vt;</pos>
-<gloss>to stiffen</gloss>
-<gloss>to become formal</gloss>
-</sense>
-<sense>
-<pos>&v1;</pos>
-<pos>&vt;</pos>
-<gloss>to adopt a posture</gloss>
-<gloss>to take a fighting stance</gloss>
-<gloss>to square off</gloss>
-</sense>
-<sense>
-<pos>&v1;</pos>
-<pos>&vi;</pos>
-<gloss>to feign</gloss>
-<gloss>to display a front</gloss>
-<gloss>to act superior</gloss>
-<gloss>to put on airs</gloss>
-</sense>
2. A 2016-07-11 09:51:55  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
Daijirin, GG5 (新和英大辞典第5版), etc.
  Comments:
That sense certainly looks intransitive to me.
I think that sense 8 is really part of sense 2.
Even now it's a lot of senses. GG5 has 5 and Daijirin 6.
  Diff:
@@ -15 +15 @@
-<gloss>to set up (e.g. a building)</gloss>
+<gloss>to set up (e.g. a house)</gloss>
@@ -21,0 +22 @@
+<gloss>to have at the ready (e.g. a gun)</gloss>
@@ -49,2 +50,3 @@
-<pos>&vt;</pos>
-<gloss>to feign, to display a front</gloss>
+<pos>&vi;</pos>
+<gloss>to feign</gloss>
+<gloss>to display a front</gloss>
@@ -54,5 +55,0 @@
-<sense>
-<pos>&v1;</pos>
-<pos>&vt;</pos>
-<gloss>to have (a gun, etc.) at the ready</gloss>
-</sense>
1. A* 2016-07-11 09:07:59  Troy Pracy <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
研究社 新和英中辞典 ("Kenkyusha's New College Japanese-English Dictionary") and 斎藤和英大辞典 ("Saito's Japanese-English Dictionary") via http://ejje.weblio.jp/content/構える
  Comments:
Is this verb always transitive? It seems to be used quite a bit without an object (although it could just be implicit). In sense [7], especially, it's usually used without a direct object, with additional information provided by an adverbial phrase.
  Diff:
@@ -39,0 +40,19 @@
+<sense>
+<pos>&v1;</pos>
+<pos>&vt;</pos>
+<gloss>to adopt a posture</gloss>
+<gloss>to take a fighting stance</gloss>
+<gloss>to square off</gloss>
+</sense>
+<sense>
+<pos>&v1;</pos>
+<pos>&vt;</pos>
+<gloss>to feign, to display a front</gloss>
+<gloss>to act superior</gloss>
+<gloss>to put on airs</gloss>
+</sense>
+<sense>
+<pos>&v1;</pos>
+<pos>&vt;</pos>
+<gloss>to have (a gun, etc.) at the ready</gloss>
+</sense>

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