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Kanji Detail for 備 - "to prepare, to provide, to complete"

備

  • Meaning

    備 means "to prepare, to provide, to complete."

    1. Prepare - To make ready; to arrange.

    2. Provide - To furnish; to supply.

    3. Complete - Fully equipped; having all needed.

    4. All - Entirely; thoroughly.

  • Words using 備

    • 整備 せいび Listen maintenance; servicing; putting in place
    • 準備 じゅんび Listen preparation; arrangements; getting ready
    • 設備 せつび Listen equipment; facilities; installation
    • 予備 よび Listen reserve; spare; preparation
    • 守備 しゅび Listen defense; defence; fielding
    • 警備 けいび Listen defense; defence; guard
    • 装備 そうび Listen equipment
    • 軍備 ぐんび Listen armaments; military preparations

  • Four-character idioms with 備

    • 才色兼備 さいしょくけんび Listen (a woman) being gifted with both intelligence and beauty
    • 文武兼備 ぶんぶけんび Listen well up in both literary and military (martial) arts; well skilled in wielding both the sword and the pen
    • 知勇兼備 ちゆうけんび Listen having both wisdom and courage

  • Tattoo check: 備

    • Verified meaning: to prepare, to provide, to complete
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read そなう, そなえ)

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 備

    Given names 備(そなえ)Listen

    Surnames 備(そなう)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    equip; provision; preparation

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    prepare, ready, perfect

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    (bound form) to prepare; to equip; (literary) fully; completely

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    to prepare; to get ready, to equip; ready; perfect

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    Complete. Like saying fully equipped. | To prepare in advance for use. Such as 預備 (prepare), 籌備 (plan).

  • Onyomi

    tip

    bi(ビ) ビ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    sona.eru(そな-える) そな-える

    sona.waru(そな-わる) そな-わる

    tsubusa.ni(つぶさ-に) つぶさ-に

  • Strokes

    tip

    12 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    人 亻 (hito・nimben・hitogashira・hitoyane)

  • Related Keywords

    to prepare to provide to complete all arrange equipped exhaust preparation provision equipment furnish outfitting organization ready supply stock

Sentences including 備

  • My older brother did all the preparation for us.

  • You should always keep your car in good order.

  • Are you ready to set off?

  • She has been busy preparing for her trip to the u.s.

  • All systems are go.

  • They furnished the library with many books.

  • Well , at least let me set up the table.

  • I prepared well for this examination.

  • Mother prepared lunch for me.

  • I'm ready whenever you may come.

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