備 — 12 strokes ／ Radical「亻」
道6Elementary year 5 ／ 12 strokes ／ Radical「亻」
- On
- ビび · bi
- Kun
- そな(える)・そな(わる)sona(eru) · sona(waru)
- Meaning
- to prepare; provide; equip
Stroke order
Origin
亻 "person" plus a quiver of arrows; keeping arrows ready — hence "to prepare, equip."
Readings and examples
| Onビびbi | 備考びこう守備しゅび準備じゅんび |
|---|---|
| Kunそなえるsonaeru | 備えるそなえる備えそなえ Compare: 供える |
| Kunそなわるsonawaru | 備わるそなわる |
Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 準備じゅんび
preparation
- 設備せつび
facilities; equipment
- 守備しゅび
- 劉備りゅうび
Example
大きな地しんにそなえて水を備える。
They lay in water against a big earthquake.
Idioms with this kanji
Nearby characters
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Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)