Japanese symbol for “spares”

予備品

よびひん

Romaji: yobihin

spares; reserve supply

In Japanese, spares is 予備品, read よびひん (yobihin).

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Meanings

n spares; reserve supply

Kanji and stroke order

予

beforehand, previous, myself

on: ヨ、シャ
kun: あらかじ.め

4 strokes · JLPT 2

備

equip, provision, preparation

on: ビ
kun: そな.える、そな.わる、つぶさ.に

12 strokes · JLPT 2

品

goods, refinement, dignity

on: ヒン、ホン
kun: しな

9 strokes · JLPT 3

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

Word	Reading	Meaning
予定	よてい yotei	plans; arrangement; schedule
予想	よそう yosou	expectation; anticipation; prediction
予約	よやく yoyaku	reservation; appointment; booking
予算	よさん yosan	estimate (of costs); budget
予選	よせん yosen	preliminary contest; qualifying round; trial
予備	よび yobi	reserve; spare
準備	じゅんび junbi	preparation; arrangements; getting ready
整備	せいび seibi	maintenance; servicing
作品	さくひん sakuhin	work (e.g. book, film, painting, composition); piece; production

Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.