Word Meaning 後備

こうび koubi

後備 is read as こうび (koubi) and means rear guard.

Meaning

English

  1. rear guard
  2. second reserve

Reading

Kana

こうび

Romaji

koubi

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 21 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 5 Kanken 6級 Rank 66990 Priority K

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

後方地域警備

こうほうちいきけいび

rear area security

後備役

こうびえき

service in the second reserve

備後表

びんごおもて

high quality tatami covering made with soft rush from Hiroshima Prefecture

備後

びんご

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

後妻

ごさい

second wife

後期

こうき

latter period

後回し

あとまわし

putting off

後ろ向き

うしろむき

back-facing

後始末

あとしまつ

cleaning up afterwards

後戻り

あともどり

retrogression

後払い

ごばらい

deferred payment

後任

こうにん

successor