# 備 — prepare; equip

備 means “prepare; equip”. It is a JLPT N3 kanji written with 12 strokes. On'yomi: ビ (bi). Kun'yomi: そな(える) (sonaeru). You'll see it in words such as 備える (sonaeru, “to furnish with; to equip with”).

- Meaning: prepare; equip
- On'yomi: ビ (bi)
- Kun'yomi: そな(える) (sonaeru)
- Strokes: 12
- Level: JLPT N3 · set Doing & acting 2

## How to remember 備

Parts: 亻 person · 艹 grass · 厂 cliff · 用 errand

## Words with 備

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 備える | そなえる (sonaeru) | to furnish with; to equip with |
| 備わる | そなわる (sonawaru) | to be furnished with; to be provided with |
| 備え | そなえ (sonae) | preparation; provision |

## More in the “Doing & acting 2” set

[示](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/indicate/) · [検](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/examine/) · [断](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/refuse/) · [導](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/lead/) · [備](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/prepare/) · [助](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/help/) · [失](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/lose/) · [達](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/attain/) · [処](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/deal-with/)

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