EntryCommonJLPT N2
  1. Noun, Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

    reserve; spare

    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.
  2. preparation; preliminaries

Also written 預備【よび】

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Characters in this word

2
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beforehand, previous, myself, I

Kun
あらかじ.め
On
シャ
Strokes
4
Taught
Grade 3
JLPT
N3
Frequency
180 of 2500
Radical
hook
WaniKani
Level 9

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
2-2-2, 2-3-1SKIP code
0a4.12The Kanji Dictionary
1720.2Four corner code
3553deroo
4e88Unicode hex code
1-45-29JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
271Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
68New Nelson (John Haig)
1983New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2477Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1253Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1719Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1593Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1719Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
160A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
62Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
531Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
231Morohashi
403A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
393Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
397Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
525sakade
294Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
425henshall3
245Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
283crowley
403Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.12busy_people
275Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1607Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
yu2, yu3Pinyin reading
yeoKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
9WaniKani level
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equip, provision, preparation

Kun
そな.えるそな.わるつぶさ.に
On
Strokes
12
Taught
Grade 5
JLPT
N3
Frequency
356 of 2500
Radical
person
WaniKani
Level 23

Built from

Used in names as

びっびん

Dictionary and index codes (33)
CodeReference
1-2-10SKIP code
2a10.4The Kanji Dictionary
2422.7Four corner code
2153deroo
5099Unicode hex code
1-40-87JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
519Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
284New Nelson (John Haig)
146New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
165Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
109Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
126Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1183Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1267Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
321A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1539Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
750Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
967Morohashi
774A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
768Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
782Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
700sakade
332Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
795henshall3
763Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
201crowley
613Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
124Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1191Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
bei4Pinyin reading
biKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
23WaniKani level