VocabularyJLPT N5 · core

準備

じゅんび

hepburn junbi

preparation

Part of speech · noun / suru-verb

Pattern visualization

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Examples

旅行の準備をしています。
I am preparing for the trip.
準備ができたら教えてください。
Please tell me when you are ready.

Collocations

準備 (junbi, preparation)準備する (junbi suru, to prepare)準備運動 (junbi undou, warm-up)用意 (youi, preparation alt)支度 (shitaku, getting ready)

Mnemonic

Junbi (準備) is the Sino-Japanese "preparation" — 準 (standard / accurate) + 備 (provide / equip) = "equipping to standard." Noun or suru-verb. Synonyms split: youi (用意, immediate / practical preparation, "obento no youi" lunch box prep), shitaku (支度, getting ready, everyday tasks like meals or going out, "yuushoku no shitaku" dinner prep). Junbi is the most formal, comprehensive, planning-oriented — kaigi no junbi (meeting prep), kekkonshiki no junbi (wedding prep), shiken no junbi (exam prep). Junbi undou (warm-up exercise) is the sports / PE term. Korean "jun-bi / chae-bi / ma-ryeon" parallels, but Japan's three-way split (junbi / youi / shitaku) carries finer register / context nuance.

Quick check

Most natural Japanese for "dinner preparation"?