Word Meaning 後備役

こうびえき koubieki

後備役 is read as こうびえき (koubieki) and means service in the second reserve.

Meaning

English

  1. service in the second reserve
  2. military reserve force comprised of ex-servicemen

Reading

Kana

こうびえき

Romaji

koubieki

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 28 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 5 Kanken 6級 Rank 73935 Priority L

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

後備

こうび

rear guard

予備役

よびえき

service in the first reserve

後方地域警備

こうほうちいきけいび

rear area security

常備兵役

じょうびへいえき

active and (first) reserve duty

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