構う (かまう): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

構う (かまう) means to mind / to care about / to be concerned.

See example sentences below.

構う at a glance

構う

かまうkamau

N3verb

to mind / to care about / to be concerned

構うかまうkamauN3Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

to mind / to care about / to be concerned

Example 1

そんなこと気にかまわないで。

Translation

Don't mind that kind of thing.

Example 2

子どもは構ってほしそうだ。

Translation

The child seems to want attention.