具える

そなえる · sonaeru · JLPT N3 · verb-ichidan

to be furnished with

🧰 具 = tool, as in 道具 (dōgu); sonaeru: kept so near, ready to use

The kanji 具 means tool or equipment, as in 道具 (tool) and 家具 (furniture). 具える means to come equipped with something, like a room furnished with chairs. Its twin 備える means to prepare for something.

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