予備軍

Japanese

Kanji in this term
予	備	軍
よ Grade: 3	び Grade: 5	ぐん Grade: 4
on’yomi

Alternative spelling
豫備軍 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

From 予備(よび) (yobi) + 軍(ぐん) (gun).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) よび​ぐん [yòbíꜜgùǹ] (Nakadaka – [2])
• IPA^(key): [jo̞bʲiɡɯ̟̃ᵝɴ]

Noun

予(よ)備(び)軍(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)の予備軍(よびぐん)

   ninchishō no yobigun

   precursor to dementia