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予備 (よび) — preparation | JLPT N2 · Nihongo Circle

予備

よび

particle

Meanings

1preparation
2spare
3reserve
4preliminaries

Example sentence

ガソリンがなくなったので、予備タンクに頼った。

I fell back on the reserve tank when the gas ran out.

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Kanji in this word

予Beforehand, Previous, Myself4 strokes 備Equip, Provision, Preparation12 strokes

More words with 予

予言よげん · predictionN1 予感よかん · presentimentN1 予防よぼう · preventionN3 予算よさん · estimateN3 予測よそく · prediction

Full entry on Jisho

N3

予報よほう · forecastN3

予想よそう · expectationN3

予てかねて · previouslyN1

More words with 備

備え付けるそなえつける · to provideN1 装備そうび · equipmentN1 警備けいび · defenseN2 設備せつび · equipmentN3 準備じゅんびする · prepareN4 軍備ぐんび · armamentsN1 兼ね備えるかねそなえる · to have both 守備しゅび · defenseN1

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