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Kana: そなえつける Romaji: sonaetsukeru Level: N1

備え付ける

Meaning in English

to provide, to equip, to install

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What it means

To equip a space or object by attaching components so that they become a permanent part of it, enabling immediate use or functionality.

Main meanings

  • embedded fixtures or components permanently integrated in devices, furniture, or architecture
  • to equip or furnish with necessary components or fittings
  • to provision in advance or make ready for use
  • figurative sense of provisioning resources or capabilities for future use

How to use it

Used in formal, technical, and architectural language to describe fixed installations or built-in equipment; patterns include Xを備え付ける to indicate installing components and Xが備え付けられている to indicate a fixture is already installed

Variants and close terms

  • 設置する (せっちする) — to install, to set up
  • 取り付ける (とりつける) — to attach or mount
  • 装備する (そうびする) — to equip
  • 内蔵する (ないぞうする) — to embed, built-in

Composition

  • 備える: to prepare or provision
  • 付ける: to attach or affix
  • The combination conveys making something a fixed, prepared feature by attaching it

Etymology

備える + 付ける form a native Japanese compound, indicating the act of preparing by attaching or affixing

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transitive verb (動詞・他動詞)

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