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かまえる is an exact match with one form of the following word:
構える
BOOST
Reading : かまえる   
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to set up (e.g. a house)
2. to prepare in advance (e.g. a meal); to prepare to use something (e.g. a camera); to have at the ready (e.g. a gun)
3. to plan; to scheme
4. to fabricate in order to deceive
5. to stiffen; to become formal
6. to adopt a posture; to take a fighting stance; to square off
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
7. to feign; to display a front; to act superior; to put on airs
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Usefulness and usage:
Kanshudo usefulness level: 8 (among the 30,000 most useful words in Japanese)
• Kanshudo usefulness level is based on a usefulness score of 58,076 which gives a rank of 18,097
構える is the most useful form. 1 additional form is shown below.
• This form is used about 80% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 56,000 (about 7,500,000 results)
• This form appears in Wikipedia's list of JLPT N1 vocabulary (see JLPT collections)
• iknow! Core 6000 rank: 5062 (see iKnow! collections)
• Wikipedia most common 20000 words rank: 5729
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
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Example sentences:
あか
ことごと
ひと
じゅう
かま
えていた

The man all in red was holding a gun.
かのじょ
彼女
このビル
おお
きな
オフィス
かま
えている

She has a large office in this building.
かれ
ジャマイカ
しんきょ
新居
かま
えた

He set up a new home in Jamaica.
かまえる
BOOST
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is used about 20% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 110,000 (about 1,430,000 results)
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
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コウ   かまえる to build, set up, get ready   かま to mind, to care about   
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モク   ボク   き    こ- tree   
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ダイ   タイ   おおきい big   おおいに very much   おお-    
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イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
ジン   ニン   ひと person   
stick   
a well again
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セイ   ショウ   い a well   
サイ   サ   ふたた again   
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