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掛け構い (かけかまい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

掛かけ構かまい

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Meanings

1

noun

worry; concern; trouble

archaic

Archaic noun meaning worry or concern. Not used in modern Japanese; encountered only in historical texts.

古こ文ぶん書しょには「掛かけ構かまい」という語ごが心しん配ぱいの意いで見みられる。
In old documents, the word 掛け構い appears with the meaning of worry.

2

Written forms

掛かけ構かまい
Archaic kanji spelling; the word itself is obsolete.
掛かけ構かまい
Variant archaic spelling.

Kanji

掛hang, suspend, depend
構posture, stance, appearance

Etymology

The historical derivation is uncertain; the spelling is conventionally associated with the meanings of worry and relationship.

noun

relationship; connection; involvement

archaic

Archaic noun used with a negative sentence to mean 'no relationship' or 'no involvement'. Obsolete in modern Japanese.

「掛かけ構かまいもない」という古ふるい言いい回まわしで、無む関かん係けいを表あらわした。
The old expression 掛け構いもない meant 'having no connection'.