# 構 — Set Up

Frequency rank 309 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Frequent enough that you will keep running into it once you read past headlines.

More common than 査 (Inspect), less common than 覚 (Memorize).

- On’yomi: こう
- Kun’yomi: かま
- Radical: 木 Tree (Kangxi 75)
- Frequency path: Level III of XX

A tree on the left props up a lifeguard on the right — a lifeguard sets up his station in a tree, a perfect set up for watching the beach from above.

In words:

- 構う かまう — to mind,to care about,to be concerned about
- 構え かまえ — posture;pose;style
- 結構 けっこう — splendid,enough

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