JLPT N3 · 12 strokes
Kanji 備: "equip, provision, preparation"
The kanji 備 means "equip, provision, preparation". It is written with 12 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N3, read ビ in on'yomi and そな.える, そな.わる, つぶさ.に in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ビ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
そな.えるそな.わるつぶさ.に
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | equip, provision, preparation |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 12 |
| JLPT level | N3 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 5 |
| Frequency rank | 356 of 2,501 |
Common words with 備
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 準備preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision
- 備えるto furnish with; to equip with; to provide; to install · to prepare for; to make preparations for; to make provision for
- 装備équipement, équipage
- 警備defense; defence; guard; policing
- 無防備sans défense, vulnérable, à découvert
- 整備maintenance; servicing · putting in place; development; improvement; preparation
- 設備equipment; facilities; installation; accommodations
- に備えてin preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
- 予備reserve; spare · preparation; preliminaries
- 心の準備mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
- 備わるto be furnished with; to be provided with; to be equipped with · to be possessed of; to be endowed with; to be gifted with
- 警備員guard; security guard; security officer
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