コウ, かま.える, かま.う, とち

posture, build, pretend

JLPT3 G5 S14 F316

As per # (symmetry) + tree/wood → assemble wood in fabricating a *structure* the front and back of which are symmetrical → *fabricate*; *build* → *prepare*; *device*; *style*; (mental) *preparation* → *mind/care about*. Other extended meanings from "prepare" or "fabricate" include *hospitality*; *interfere*; *feign*; and (assume a) *posture/attitude*.

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