Keyword
equip
Info
FrequencyTop 300-400
Type
Kyōiku (5th grade) 
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KankenLevel 6
Heisig1267
Readings
(88%)
そな
(10%)
Composed of
thin person
blades of grass
cliff
used for
Mnemonic

A pictograph of a thin person climbing up the side of a cliff. He didn't equip his climbing gear, so he's desperately gripping the blades of grass on top of the cliff so that he doesn't fall. Grass is usually not used for something like this, but what choice does he have?

Used in kanji (1 in total)
fatigue
Used in vocabulary (260 in total)
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
equipment
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
maintenance; servicing; putting in place; establishment; development
equipment; facilities; installation; accommodations; conveniences; arrangements
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
to be furnished with; to be provided with; to be possessed of; to be endowed with; to be among; to be one of
guard; security (officer); guardsman
preparation; provision; guarding
fixtures; furnishings; equipment
deployment; disposition; posting; stationing
defense; defence
to have both; to possess both; to combine with
defect; deficiency; imperfection; Yours in haste
fully prepared; all ready
stockpile; reserves; storing; stocking up; laying in (supplies)
guard (soldier)
preliminary arrangements; spade work
garrison; guards
to provide; to furnish; to equip; to install
standing; reserve; always having ready
preparatory school (for entrance examinations); cram school; cramming school
(item of) equipment; accessories (bike, auto)
warming (limbering) up; warming-up exercises
equipment; provision
in preparation; (shop) not yet open for business
(being) fully equipped; (being) fully furnished; completeness
preparatory phase; preparatory period
defense; defence; defensive preparations
armaments; military preparations
security firm; security company
heavy equipment; heavily equipped; heavily armed; heavily armored
area of the field one is supposed to (or able to) defend; (one's) field; (one's) scope; one's type; kind of person one is attracted to
to provide; to furnish; to equip; to install
background knowledge; prerequisite knowledge
reserves (esp. troops); reserve army; potential members of some group (e.g. the elderly); people at risk (e.g. of a medical condition); wannabees
Bizen (former province located in the southeast of present-day Okayama Prefecture)
(a woman) being gifted with both intelligence and beauty
standard equipment; standard feature
ill-preparedness; insufficient preparation; lack of preparation
note (for reference); remarks; N.B.
fully equipped (particularly with reference to cars)
to provide against contingencies; to prepare for the worst
if you are prepared you don't have to worry; it's good to have a shelter against every storm
capital investment; capital expenditure; investment in plant and equipment
legislation; development of laws
border patrol; border guard; border guards
emergency deployment (police, etc.); emergency posting
Bitchū (former province located in the west of present-day Okayama Prefecture)
Bingo (former province located in the east of present-day Hiroshima Prefecture)
environmental maintenance; environmental improvement
service in the first reserve
notebook; memorandum; commonplace book
infrastructure improvement
reserve corps
transmission equipment
household medicine
preparations for war
troops outfitted with red armor (Sengoku and Edo periods)
faulty maintenance; poor maintenance; inadequate maintenance
notes; remarks (reference) column
military preparation; armaments; defenses; defences
deployment of troops, equipment, etc. (in preparation for battle)
road maintenance; road improvement
plant and equipment; production facilities; manufacturing equipment
increased or beefed up security
arms buildup; military expansion
preliminary election; primary (election)
reserve funds; emergency funds
being proficient in both; combine both
improvement project; construction plan; maintenance plan; maintenance schedule; maintenance program
war preparations
shut-in; stay-at-home; recluse; (lit.) security officer of one's own home
possessing (what is required); having; fulfilling (conditions); satisfying (requisites); being endowed with
preliminary; preparatory
high-grade charcoal produced from ubame oak (Quercus phillyraeoides)
rear guard; second reserve
serviceability; maintainability; ease of maintaining
if you are prepared you don't have to worry; it's good to have a shelter against every storm
office (usu. for construction, maintenance, services, etc.)
preliminary conditions; initial conditions; state of preparations for (before) an event
preliminary examination
stockpile rice (kept by the government to use as emergency provisions); reserved rice
Bizen ware (type of pottery)
having both wisdom and courage
sweet dumpling made with mochi flour and (sometimes) millet flour (famous product of Okayama); millet dumplings
preliminary investigation
cost of equipment
reduction of armaments; disarmament
Kibi (former province located in present-day Okayama and parts of Hiroshima, Hyōgo and Kagawa prefectures; later split into Bizen, Bitchu and Bingo provinces)
radio equipment; facility that can transmit radio waves (as defined in Japan's radio law)
electrical equipment
having both wisdom and courage
kannabi; mountain or forest where a deity is enshrined
in detail; with great care; completely; fully
preliminary negotiations
to have a qualification (for)
if you are prepared you don't have to worry; it's good to have a shelter against every storm
preparatory document; legal brief
land-based (missiles, etc.)
urban development
(crime of) assembling with dangerous weapons
equipment; provision
transforming equipment; transformer; electrical substation
Bizen sword (mid-Heian to early Kamakura periods); ancient Bizen ware (Kamakura to early Momoyama periods)
completeness; perfection; consummation
open city; defenseless city
guard; security (officer); guardsman
cooling facilities; air-conditioning facilities
Bishū (the three former provinces of Bizen, Bitchū and Bingo)
safety devices; security provisions
making replacements for defensive purposes in the late inning of a game
limitation of armaments
spade work; preliminaries
equipment installation; installation work
reserve equipment; backup unit; spare
security police; peace preservation police
processing plant; processing facility; processing equipment
draft script; preparatory version
expansion of armaments
pilot study; preliminary study
security equipment (pepper spray, taser, batons, etc.); anti-theft device
spares; reserve supply
(certified) auto mechanic; car mechanic; automotive technician
kannabi; mountain or forest where a deity is enshrined
total amount of foreign currency reserves; foreign exchange reserves
crime of plotting a crime; crime of preparing to commit an offense; preparation of a crime
certificate of legal capacity to contract marriage; certification of one's legal capacity to be married
adding equipment (esp. rolling stock); increase
provision for famine
industrial reserve force; the ranks of the unemployed
completion; perfection
preliminary conference
service in the second reserve; military reserve force comprised of ex-servicemen
reserve fund; emergency fund
crime of preparing to commit homicide
fully prepared; all ready
Acquisition, Technology & Logistics Agency (of the Ministry of Defense)
preliminary discussion
if you are prepared you don't have to worry; it's good to have a shelter against every storm
preparatory course
voir dire (hearing to determine the admissibility of evidence, or the competency of a witness or juror)
high-grade charcoal produced from ubame oak (Quercus phillyraeoides)
if you are prepared you don't have to worry; 'tis good to have a shelter against every storm; when one is prepared, difficulties do not come
high quality tatami covering made with soft rush from Hiroshima Prefecture
curtailment of business operations
start of deployment
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
if you are prepared you don't have to worry; it's good to have a shelter against every storm
if you are prepared you don't have to worry; it's good to have a shelter against every storm
silver-stripe round herring (Spratelloides gracilis)
if you are prepared you don't have to worry; 'tis good to have a shelter against every storm; when one is prepared, difficulties do not come
preliminary control of lights
complete equipment; consolidation
preliminary agreement
reserve officers' cadet school
spare horse
supernumerary judge
being a member of staff but useless as a worker
one's fielding average
military deployment
having both (wide) knowledge and (high) virtue
well up in both literary and military (martial) arts; well skilled in wielding both the sword and the pen
reserve requirement ratio; legal reserve ratio; required reserve ratio
required reserves; legal required reserves
legal reserve system (USA); reserve deposit requirement system
great god of restoration
trunk conditioning
loudspeaker system; PA system
residual value; scrap value; memorandum price; memorandum value
(crime of) preparations or plots for private war
transforming equipment; transformer; electrical substation
active and (first) reserve duty
Acquisition, Technology & Logistics Agency (of the Ministry of Defense)
indispensable; essential; necessary; must-have
Sanbi (the three former provinces of Bizen, Bitchū and Bingo)
Examples (200 in total)
"Are you ready to go?" "Not yet. One minute."
I'm not ready yet.
Are you still not ready?