常備

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See also: 常备

Chinese

 
always; ever; often
always; ever; often; frequently; common; general; constant
 to prepare; get ready; to provide or equip
trad. (常備) 常 備
simp. (常备) 常 备

Pronunciation

Adjective

常備

  1. (attributive) ready at any time; in stock; always on the alert

Derived terms

Japanese

Kanji in this term
常 備
じょう
Grade: 5 		び
Grade: 5
on’yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

常(じょう)備(び) • (jōbi) ←じやうび (zyaubi)?

  1. keeping something ready at all times

Verb

常(じょう)備(び)する • (jōbi suru) ←じやうび (zyaubi)?suru (stem 常(じょう)備(び)し (jōbi shi), past 常(じょう)備(び)した (jōbi shita))

  1. to keep something ready at all times
    ホイッスルを常備(じょうび)する
    hoissuru o jōbi suru
    to keep a whistle on one

Conjugation

Conjugation of "常備する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective") 常備し じょうびし jōbi shi
Ren’yōkei ("continuative") 常備し じょうびし jōbi shi
Shūshikei ("terminal") 常備する じょうびする jōbi suru
Rentaikei ("attributive") 常備する じょうびする jōbi suru
Kateikei ("hypothetical") 常備すれ じょうびすれ jōbi sure
Meireikei ("imperative") 常備せよ¹
常備しろ² 		じょうびせよ¹
じょうびしろ² 		jōbi seyo¹
jōbi shiro²
Key constructions
Passive 常備される じょうびされる jōbi sareru
Causative 常備させる
常備さす 		じょうびさせる
じょうびさす 		jōbi saseru
jōbi sasu
Potential 常備できる じょうびできる jōbi dekiru
Volitional 常備しよう じょうびしよう jōbi shiyō
Negative 常備しない じょうびしない jōbi shinai
Negative continuative 常備せず じょうびせず jōbi sezu
Formal 常備します じょうびします jōbi shimasu
Perfective 常備した じょうびした jōbi shita
Conjunctive 常備して じょうびして jōbi shite
Hypothetical conditional 常備すれば じょうびすれば jōbi sureba
¹ Written imperative

² Spoken imperative

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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