Word Meaning 備え

そなえ sonae

備え is read as そなえ (sonae) and means preparation.

Meaning

English

  1. preparation
  2. provision
  3. guarding

Reading

Kana

そなえ

Romaji

sonae

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 14 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 5 Kanken 6級 Rank 14394 Priority C

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

備わる

そなわる

to be among

備える

そなえる

to be born with

備考

びこう

note (for reference)

備品

びひん

fixtures

備え付け

そなえつけ

equipment

備後表

びんごおもて

high quality tatami covering made with soft rush from Hiroshima Prefecture

備中

びっちゅう

Bitchū (former province located in the west of present-day Okayama Prefecture)

備長

びんちょう

high-grade charcoal produced from ubame oak (Quercus phillyraeoides)

備後

びんご

Bingo (former province located in the east of present-day Hiroshima Prefecture)

備前

びぜん

Bizen (former province located in the southeast of present-day Okayama Prefecture)

備立

そなえだて

disposition of troops

Example Sentences

10

りょこうにそなえて、くすりをかっておいた。

I bought medicine to prepare for the trip.

かれはひじょうしょくをそなえている。

He has emergency food provisions.

みせはかいてんのじゅんびをそなえていた。

The shop had made preparations for opening.

かのじょはひつようなしょるいをそなえてめんせつにいった。

She went to the interview with the necessary documents prepared.

このふねはきゅうめいぼーとをそなえている。

This ship is equipped with lifeboats.

たいふうにそなえて、まどをしっかりしめた。

I shut the windows tightly in preparation for the typhoon.

そうこにはじゅうぶんなざいこがそなえられている。

The warehouse is stocked with sufficient inventory.

けいけんとちしきをそなえたひとがひつようだ。

We need someone equipped with experience and knowledge.

Prepare yourself for the future.

Have you made provisions?