備 – JLPT N3 Kanji, Kanji for equip, preparation, provision

備

Strokes: 12

Meanings: equip, preparation, provision
Onyomi: ビ
Kunyomi: そな.える, そな.わる
Name Readings: びっ, びん
JLPT: N3
Grade: 5
Frequency: -
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備 is made from 亻, meaning “person,” and the right part that relates to tools or equipment being arranged. It shows a person preparing and putting things in order before action. From this idea of getting things ready in advance, 備 came to mean to prepare, provide, or be equipped.

Short Story

A person gets tools ready before doing something. That preparation is 備.

Mnemonic

Think of a person checking and arranging their equipment. Being prepared is 備.

Vocabulary Examples

Word	Reading	Meaning	Meta
備える	そなえる	to furnish with, to equip with, to provide, to install	common JLPT-N3 JLPT-N2 Ichidan verb, Transitive verb
備わる	そなわる	to be furnished with, to be provided with, to be equipped with	common JLPT-N1 Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Intransitive verb
備え付ける	そなえつける	to provide, to furnish, to equip, to install	common JLPT-N1 Ichidan verb, Transitive verb
備え	そなえ	preparation, provision, guarding	common Noun
備品	びひん	equipment, fixtures, furnishings, fittings, furniture, supplies	Noun
備蓄	びちく	stocking up (in case of emergency), stockpile, reserves, storing, laying in (supplies)	common Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb
備考	びこう	note (for reference), remarks, N.B.	common Noun
備え付け	そなえつけ	equipment, provision	Noun
備えあれば憂いなし	そなえあればうれいなし	if you are prepared you don't have to worry, it's good to have a shelter against every storm	Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)
備長炭	びんちょうずみ	binchō charcoal, high-grade charcoal produced from ubame oak	Noun
備前焼	びぜんやき	Bizen ware (type of pottery)	Noun
備中	びっちゅう	Bitchū (former province located in the west of present-day Okayama Prefecture)	Noun
備後	びんご	Bingo (former province located in the east of present-day Hiroshima Prefecture)	Noun
備州	びしゅう	Bishū (the three former provinces of Bizen, Bitchū and Bingo)	Noun
備忘価額	びぼうかがく	residual value, scrap value, memorandum price, memorandum value	Noun

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Example Sentences

Example #1

非常用の水を備えています。

ひじょうようのみずをそなえています

hijouyou no mizu o sonaeteimasu

I have prepared emergency water.

Example #2

会議の資料を備えました。

かいぎのしりょうをそなえました

kaigi no shiryou o sonaemashita

I prepared the documents for the meeting.

Example #3

防災グッズを備えておきましょう。

ぼうさいグッズをそなえておきましょう

bousai guzzu o sonaete okimashou

Let’s prepare disaster prevention supplies.

Example #4

安全設備を備えた建物です。

あんぜんせつびをそなえたたてものです

anzen setsubi o sonaeta tatemono desu

It’s a building equipped with safety facilities.

Example #5

旅行に備えて荷物をまとめました。

りょこうにそなえてにもつをまとめました

ryokou ni sonaete nimotsu o matomemashita

I packed my luggage in preparation for the trip.

Example #6

備品はすべて棚に置いてあります。

びひんはすべてたなにおいてあります

bihin wa subete tana ni oite arimasu

All equipment is placed on the shelf.

Example #7

災害に備えて訓練を行いました。

さいがいにそなえてくんれんをおこないました

saigai ni sonaete kunren o okonaimashita

We conducted training in preparation for disasters.

Example #8

備えあれば憂いなし。

そなえあればうれいなし

sonae areba urei nashi

If you are prepared, you don’t need to worry.

Example #9

必要な道具を備えて出発しました。

ひつようなどうぐをそなえてしゅっぱつしました

hitsuyou na dougu o sonaete shuppatsu shimashita

We departed having equipped all necessary tools.

Example #10

防犯カメラを備えています。

ぼうはんカメラをそなえています

bouhan kamera o sonaeteimasu

It is equipped with security cameras.

Example #11

備忘録を作りました。

びぼうろくをつくりました

bibouroku o tsukurimashita

I created a memo for future reference.

Example #12

備えを確認してから行動してください。

そなえをかくにんしてからこうどうしてください

sonae o kakunin shite kara koudou shite kudasai

Check your preparations before acting.

Example #13

備え付けの机と椅子があります。

そなえつけのつくえといすがあります

sonaetsuke no tsukue to isu ga arimasu

There are built-in desks and chairs.

Example #14

災害に備えた計画を立てています。

さいがいにそなえたけいかくをたてています

saigai ni sonaeta keikaku o tateteimasu

We are making plans to prepare for disasters.

Example #15

備品管理は慎重に行ってください。

びひんかんりはしんちょうにおこなってください

bihin kanri wa shinchou ni okonatte kudasai

Please manage the equipment carefully.

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Kanji Info

Kanji: 備

JLPT: n3

Strokes: 12

Grade: 5

Unicode: 5099

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