備え

Japanese

Kanji in this term
備
そな Grade: 5
kun’yomi

Etymology

連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 備える.

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) そなえ​ [sònáéꜜ] (Odaka – [3])
• (Tokyo) そな​え [sònáꜜè] (Nakadaka – [2])
• IPA^(key): [so̞na̠e̞]

Noun

備(そな)え • (sonae) ^{←そなへ (sonafe)?}

1. preparation
2. defense; formation of troops