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What does 予備 (よび, yobi) mean?

予備 (よび, yobi) means reserve, preliminary preparation.

Quick facts
Readingよび
Romajiyobi
Part of speechnoun, no-adjective
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N2
よび
N2 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonyobi

reserve, preliminary preparation

  1. 1noun · no-adjective reserve; spare
  2. 2noun · no-adjective preparation; preliminaries

Example sentences

  • I gave a spare key to my family.

  • I made an extra copy of the materials as a spare for the meeting.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

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