No. 4,209 in Japanese
予備
"予備" means "preparation" or "reserve."
In a sentence
私は予備の鍵を持っています。
I have a spare key.
予備 refers to a spare or backup item in this context.
登山に行く時は予備の食料を持参してください。
Please bring extra food when going hiking.
予備 denotes preparation or additional supplies here.
予備知識がない場合、この講義は少し難しいかもしれません。
Without prior knowledge, this lecture might be a bit difficult.
予備 represents prior or preliminary knowledge in this usage.
Hear it in real podcasts
The recording above is a synthetic voice. Hear how people say “予備” in actual Japanese podcasts.
Find “予備” in podcastsLearn it from shows you like
LangTurbo plays Japanese podcasts with a transcript and the English under every line. Tap a word like this one and it tells you what it means right there. For iPhone, iPad and Android.
Learning English?
LangTurbo plays real English podcasts with every line translated into 日本語, and tells you what any word means in that sentence. For iPhone, iPad and Android.
Japanese books and courses on Amazon (an affiliate link: a purchase through it supports this site).