The kanji 備: meaning, readings and stroke order

備

Meaning: prepare, equip
On reading: ビ bi
Kun reading: そな（える） sonaeru、そな（わる） sonawaru
Strokes: 12
Radical: 人 man, human
Level: Level 5 · grade 5

Stroke order

Meaning in other languages

Vietnamese: chuẩn bị, trang bị (bị)
Japanese: そなえる。そろえる。
Korean: 대비하다, 갖추다 (비)
Chinese: 准备、具备 (备)

Readings, words and example sentences

ビ bi · on reading

準じゅん備び
preparation
今から試験の 準じゅん備びをします。
Starting now, I'll get ready for the test.

そな（える） sonaeru · kun reading

備そなえる
to prepare for
地しんに 備そなえて 水を用意します。
We store water to be ready for earthquakes.

そな（わる） sonawaru · kun reading · less common

備そなわる
to be equipped with
教室にエアコンが 備そなわって います。
The classroom has an air conditioner.

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Readings, radicals: Kanjium, KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); Korean, simplified forms: Unicode Unihan. Meanings, sentences: Dino Kids (CC0). See Licences.