予備軍

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term

Grade: 3

Grade: 5
ぐん
Grade: 4
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
豫備軍 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

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From 予備(よび) (yobi) + (ぐん) (gun).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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()()(ぐん) (yobigunよびぐん (yobigun)?

  1. (military) reserve troops
  2. (informal) person who will be a certain person in the future
    ニート予備軍(よびぐん)
    nīto yobigun
    future NEET
    認知症(にんちしょう)予備軍(よびぐん)
    ninchishō no yobigun
    precursor to dementia

References

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  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN