予よ備び

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Common wordJLPTN2Freq.FrequencyTop 5,000

Meanings

1

noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

reserve; spare; backup

Something kept in reserve for future use, such as spare parts, backup funds, or reserve troops.

予よ備びのバッテリーを

持も

っ

て

いく

。

I'll bring a spare battery.

予よ備び費ひはほとんど残のこっていない。

There is almost no reserve fund left.

2

noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

preparation; preliminary

Used for preparatory actions, preliminary steps, or things done in advance. Often appears in compounds like 予備知識 (prior knowledge) or 予備調査 (preliminary investigation).

予よ備び知ち識しきがなくても楽たのしめる。
You can enjoy it even without prior knowledge.
予よ備び調ちょう査さの結けっ果かを報ほう告こくする。
I will report the results of the preliminary investigation.

Usage patterns

予よ備びの〈物もの〉a spare/backup ~
予よ備びのタイヤをトランクに入いれておいた。
I kept a spare tire in the trunk.
〈物もの〉の予よ備びを用よう意いするto prepare a spare/backup of ~
電でん池ちの予よ備びを用よう意いしておいた。
I prepared some spare batteries in advance.
予よ備びとして〈物もの〉を取とっておくto set something aside as a spare/reserve
現げん金きんを予よ備びとして取とっておいた。
I set aside some cash as a reserve.

Kanji

予beforehand, previous, myself
備equip, provision, preparation
預deposit, custody, leave with

Related words· 7

控ひかえ sense 1
控え is a general word for something kept in reserve or a backup copy, while 予備 more strongly implies an official or systematic spare kept for contingencies.
準じゅん備びN5sense 2
準備 is the everyday word for getting ready or making preparations, while 予備 in this sense refers to preliminary steps done specifically to prepare for something later.
補ほ欠けつN1sense 1
補欠 specifically means a substitute person, such as a backup player, while 予備 is broader and can refer to spare items, funds, or people.
スペア sense 1
スペア is a casual loanword for a spare part or item, while 予備 is the more formal, native Japanese term used in official or written contexts.

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リザーブ
予備 refers to a spare item prepared in advance, while リザーブ overlaps in meaning but is a katakana loanword often tied to business or sports contexts.
サブ
予備 stresses having something kept in reserve (often objects), whereas サブ more commonly labels a backup person or role.
替かえ
予備 means a reserve kept in case of need, while 替え specifically refers to a spare that is meant to replace something in use, like a change of clothes.

Don't confuse with

予よ期きN3
予期 (to anticipate or expect) sounds similar to 予備 (a spare or reserve) and both start with 予, but they have completely different meanings.

Word family· 42

予よ備び校こうN1
cram school; preparatory school
予よ備び兵へい
reservist
予よ備び品ひん
spare parts; reserve supplies

Written forms

予よ備びUsage100%
Standard modern spelling.
預よ備び
Old kanji form; rarely used in modern Japanese.

Etymology

From Middle Chinese-derived elements 予 (beforehand) and 備 (prepare/equip). The older form 預備 uses 預 (deposit/entrust) but is now obsolete.

予よ備び員いん

reserve personnel; reserve members; alternates

予よ備び室しつ

spare room

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予よ備び役えき
first reserve service; reserve duty
予よ備び的てき
preliminary; preparatory
予よ備び科か
preparatory course
予よ備び罪ざい
preparation of a crime; crime of preparing to commit an offense
予よ備び費ひ
reserve funds; emergency funds
予よ備び軍ぐん
reserves; reserve army · potential members; people at risk; wannabes

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