Meanings
Adjective (の)
Noun
1. reserve; spare
2. preparation; preliminaries
Kanji used
in advance
equip
Pitch accent
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Used in vocabulary (38 in total)
preparatory school (for entrance examinations); cram school; cramming school
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
Examples (6 in total)
Please give me a spare blanket.
By the way, do you have any spare batteries?
Do you have any spare iron ingots?
I can't buy spare parts for this car.
All hospitals are equipped with a spare generator in case of a power outage.
Tom keeps an extra pair of shoes in the trunk of his car.