警備

See also: 警备

Chinese

to alert; to warn; police to prepare; get ready; to provide or equip
trad. (警備) 警 備
simp. (警备) 警 备

Pronunciation


Verb

警備

  1. to guard; to garrison

Derived terms

Japanese

Kanji in this term
警 備
けい
Grade: 6
び
Grade: 5
on’yomi

Etymology

From kei (警, guard against) + bi (備, preparations).

Pronunciation

Noun

警(けい)備(び) • (keibi) 

  1. security guard
  2. patrol
  3. defense, guard, guarding, policing, security

Derived terms

Verb

警(けい)備(び)する • (keibi suru) suru (stem 警(けい)備(び)し (keibi shi), past 警(けい)備(び)した (keibi shita))

  1. keep guard, stand guard, defend

Conjugation

References

  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  • 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.
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