準備

じゅんびする · junbisuru · JLPT N4 · noun

prepare

🎒 準備 = 準 (standard, level) + 備 (equip): equip up to standard

準 means a standard or level to measure against; 備 means to equip or have ready (as in 設備, equipment). Preparing is getting your gear up to the required level. Sound hook: junbi ≈ June-bee, the bee that gets ready in June. する makes it a verb.

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