予備
よび
Also written 預備
Meanings
- Noun, の-adjective reserve; spare
- preparation; preliminaries
Kanji
Example sentences
- ところで、予備の電池はあるの？
By the way, do you have any spare batteries? - どこの病院にも全て停電に備えて予備の発電機を備えている。
Every hospital has a back-up electric generator in case of blackout. - ２階に予備の部屋が二部屋ありますが、そのどちらもここ数年使用されていません。
We have two spare rooms upstairs, neither of which has been used for years. - 私達はその食料のうちの少しを予備に取っておくべきだ。
We should hold some food in reserve. - 彼は予備の部品を次々と調べていった。
He examined the spare parts one after another.
Words containing 予備
- 予備役 (よびえき) service in the first reserve
- 予備選挙 (よびせんきょ) preliminary election
- 予備校 (よびこう) preparatory school (for entrance examinations)
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