N31055/1669

かま

godan verbgodan verb (archaic)verb (generic)intransitive verbusually written using kana alonetransitive verbarchaic

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Meanings

  • to mind, to care about, to be concerned about, to have a regard for
  • to be an issue, to matter, to create inconvenience
  • to keep company, to care for, to look after, to entertain, to pay attention to, to spend time with
  • to interfere with, to meddle in
  • to tease
  • to banish, to prohibit

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Example sentences

いそがしいからかまわないでください。

I'm busy, so please don't bother me.

かれこまかいことを全然ぜんぜんかまわないひとだ。

He is the kind of person who doesn't care about minor details at all.

子供こどもころ祖父そふはいつもわたしかまってくれた

When I was a child, my grandfather always spent time with me.

おそくなってもかまいませんか。

Do you mind if I'm late?

他人たにんのことにいちいちかまっていると自分じぶん仕事しごとすすまないよ。

If you keep meddling in other people's business, you won't get your own work done.