備 – equip, provision, preparation

12 strokesTaught in grade 5#356 in newspaper frequencyN4 vocabulary

The kanji 備 means equip, provision, preparation. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is ビ (bi); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is そな.える、そな.わる、つぶさ.に (sonaeru, sonawaru, tsubusani). It is written with 12 strokes, under radical 人 (no. 9).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	ビ	bi
Kun’yomi	そな.える	sonaeru
Kun’yomi	そな.わる	sonawaru
Kun’yomi	つぶさ.に	tsubusani

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 人 (Kangxi radical 9). Components: 化・用・厂・艾.

Words using 備

準備じゅんびpreparation設備せつびequipment備えるそなえるto furnish with警備けいびdefense整備せいびmaintenance予備よびreserve軍備ぐんびarmaments守備しゅびdefense装備そうびequipment備わるそなわるto be furnished with備え付けるそなえつけるto provide

Example sentences

準備ができるまでちょっと待ってくれ。

Hang on a bit until I'm ready.

Tatoeba #147589

諸設備の費用は払っていただきます。

You have to pay for utilities.

Tatoeba #147390

このビルは非常階段を備えている。

The building is equipped with emergency stairs.

Tatoeba #223268

Kanji with the same radical

会人今代体作以保信件側任使係価住

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