防備

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See also: 防备

Chinese

to protect; to defend; to guard (against) to prepare; get ready; to provide or equip
trad. (防備) 防 備
simp. (防备) 防 备

Pronunciation

Verb

防備

  1. to take precautions; to guard against

Synonyms

Japanese

Kanji in this term
防 備
ぼう
Grade: 5 		び
Grade: 5
on'yomi

Noun

防(ぼう)備(び) • (bōbi) 

  1. defensive preparations against military threats
  2. preparations for natural disasters

Verb

防(ぼう)備(び)する • (bōbi suru) suru (stem 防(ぼう)備(び)し (bōbi shi), past 防(ぼう)備(び)した (bōbi shita))

  1. fortify, prepare to defend against enemies or natural disasters

Conjugation

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

² Spoken imperative

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