Memory phrase for the character: 備
備
Meaning
equipment, prepare, possess Pronunciation BI sona eru/waru Explanation Left: person 亻/人, right: plant 艹, cliff 广, use 用
Mnemonic
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The person picks up plants from the cliff for use as equipment. Radicals
亻
person This radical is understood as an identical variant of "person" 人, and shows a person who stands with the legs apart.
艹
plant, grass Shows two plants growing through the ground, and is a simple variation of 艸.
厂
cliff The Radical gandare stands for cliff. Sometimes it is understood as a shield, like in 盾.
用
use The radical mochiiru shows originally the picture of a fence.
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Vocabulary
備える そなえる
to furnish, to provide for, to equip
647
備わる そなわる
to be furnished with, be endowed with, to possess
649
設備 せつび
equipment, installation, device, facilities
5507
守備 しゅび
defense
1947
準備 じゅんび
preparation, arrangements, provision, reserve
3934
整備士 せいびし
mechanic
7246
予備 よび
preparation, preliminaries, reserve, spare
265
備え付ける
そなえつける
to provide, to furnish, to equip
648
整備 せいび
adjustment, completion, consolidation
3080
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