Vocabulary

What does 装備 (そうび, soubi) mean?

装備 (そうび, soubi) means equipment, gear.

Quick facts
Readingそうび
Romajisoubi
Part of speechnoun, suru verb, transitive
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
そうび
N1 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonsoubi

equipment, gear

  1. 1noun · suru verb · transitive equipment

Example sentences

  • Mountain climbing requires specialized equipment.

  • The soldiers equipped themselves with the latest gear.

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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.

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