Kana: そなえる
Kanji: 備える / 具える
Romaji: sonaeru

Type: Verb
Meaning: to furnish, to provide for, to equip, to install, to have ready, to prepare for, to possess (all that is needed), to be endowed with, to be armed with, to be born with, to have since birth
JLPT level: N3

Example sentences:

弟が正直で、相手をきちんと評価するシステムを備えている。
otouto ga shoujiki de, aite o kichinto hyouka suru shisutemu o sonaete iru.
My little brother is honest and had a good value system.

これは「最善を期待し、最悪に備えた計画を立てよ」という、戦略計画の基本原則に沿った行動にすぎない。
kore wa saizen o kitai shi, saiaku ni sonaeta keikaku o tateyo to iu, senryaku keikaku no kihon genzoku ni sotta koudou ni suginai.
They will simply be acting in accordance with the fundamental principle of strategic planning: hope for the best, plan for the worst.

キラは人を操ってまで殺せる。金を得るだけなら簡単だが、キラが欲しているのは社会的地位を備えた上での金だ。
kira wa hito o ayatsutte made koroseru. kane o eru dake nara kantan da ga, kira ga hosshite iru no wa shakaiteki chii o sonaeta ue de no kane da.
Kira can control people before he kills them. Earning money would be simple, but what he wants is not merely money, but social status.

厳しい教育のおかげで、マモルは人生の困難に備えられた。
kibishii kyouiku no okage de, mamoru wa jinsei no konnan ni sonaerareta.
A tough upbringing prepared Mamoru for the difficulties of life.

武田は見事なほどの品性を備えた男だった。
Takeda was a man of admirable character.
Takeda wa migotona hodo no hinsei o sonaeta otoko datta.

城の安全のためには、入手可能な数々の最新兵器を備えている。
The castle’s security included an arsenal of the latest weapons available.
Shiro no anzen no tame ni wa, nyūshu kanōna kazukazu no saishin heiki o sonaete iru.

つまり、これは携帯電話であり、ビデオ・カメラであり、なおかつパソコンと同等の機能を備えるまでに進化しています。
So this is a mobile phone, and video camera, but it has also evolved to the extent that it has functions similar to a PC.
Tsumari, koreha geitaidenwadeari, bideo kameradeari, naokatsu Pa sokon to dōtō no kinō o sonaeru made ni shinka shite imasu.

だがそれ以前から、貯蓄の知恵は持っていた。諺にあるように、ひどい雨の日に備えてカネを取っておく、という姿勢がある。
Yet, even before they did so, they understood the wisdom of saving: putting money aside for the proverbial extreme rainy day.
Daga sore izen kara, chochiku no chie wa motte ita. Kotowaza ni aru yō ni, hidoi ame no hi ni sonaete kane o totteoku, to iu shisei ga aru.

Meaning in other languages:

Chinese: 具备 (jùbèi)
Korean: 대비하다 (daebihada)
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