JLPT N1 · Noun

軍備 (gunbi)

軍備 (ぐんび, gunbi) is a Japanese noun meaning “armaments; military preparations”. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: ぐんび
Romaji: gunbi
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N1 (unofficial)

Meaning

armaments; military preparations · noun

Example sentences

軍備のためにこのような巨額の支出が可能かどうかという問題を考えてみる必要がある。

We must consider the question of whether we can afford such huge sums for armaments.

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Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 軍備

軍

army, force, troopsグン・いくさ · 9 strokes

備

equip, provision, preparationビ・そな.える・そな.わる · 12 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 軍備.

軍ぐんarmy軍隊ぐんたいarmed forces軍艦ぐんかんwarship軍事ぐんじmilitary affairs軍服ぐんぷくmilitary uniform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守備しゅびdefense装備そうびequipment備わるそなわるto be furnished with

Source: JMdict entry 1248870 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.