備蓄|びちくbichiku[0]heiban (flat)
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Definitions
- noun, suru verb, transitive verbstocking up (in case of emergency); stockpile; reserves; storing; laying in (supplies)
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 備蓄する（びちくする） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 備蓄します（びちくします） |
| Negative (nai) | 備蓄しない（びちくしない） |
| polite (masen) | 備蓄しません（びちくしません） |
| classical zu / nu | 備蓄せず・備蓄せぬ（びちくせず・びちくせぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 備蓄した（びちくした） |
| polite (mashita) | 備蓄しました（びちくしました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 備蓄しなかった（びちくしなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 備蓄しませんでした（びちくしませんでした） |
| Te form | 備蓄して（びちくして） |
| Potential | 備蓄できる（びちくできる） |
| Passive | 備蓄される（びちくされる） |
| Causative | 備蓄させる（びちくさせる） |
| Causative passive | 備蓄させられる（びちくさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 備蓄すれば（びちくすれば） |
| tara | 備蓄したら（びちくしたら） |
| Volitional | 備蓄しよう（びちくしよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 備蓄しましょう（びちくしましょう） |
| Imperative | 備蓄しろ（びちくしろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym蓄えるたくわえるNeutralGeneral verb for storing or saving things up, including knowledge and abilities; 「備蓄」 is stockpiling supplies or funds specifically for emergencies.
- Synonym蓄えたくわえNeutralA store or reserve you have built up; 「備蓄」 stresses preparation for disasters and other emergencies.
- Synonym貯蔵ちょぞうWrittenWritten/formal prose for storing or keeping goods, as in 「貯蔵庫」; 「備蓄」 carries the sense of preparing for emergencies.
- SynonymストックNeutralLoanword for stock or inventory on hand; 「備蓄」 is emergency stockpiling.
- Related貯蓄ちょちくWrittenWritten/formal prose for saving money; 「備蓄」 is stockpiling supplies or funds for an emergency.
- Related貯金ちょきんNeutralSaving money or bank deposits, as in 「貯金箱」; 「備蓄」 is stockpiling food, supplies or funds for emergencies.
- Related蓄積ちくせきWrittenWritten/formal prose for gradual accumulation, as in 「疲労の蓄積」; 「備蓄」 is stockpiling supplies.
- Related積立つみたてWrittenWritten/formal prose for saving money regularly, as in 「積立金」; 「備蓄」 leans toward physical supplies.
- Related積み立てるつみたてるNeutralVerb for saving up in installments; 「備蓄」 is emergency stockpiling.
- Related保存ほぞんNeutralKeeping something in its original state, also saving data; 「備蓄」 carries the sense of preparing for emergencies.
- Related保管ほかんNeutralSafekeeping or custody of items, one's own or another's; 「備蓄」 is stockpiling for emergencies.
- Related温存おんぞんWrittenWritten/formal prose for holding something in reserve unused, as in 「体力を温存」; 「備蓄」 is stockpiling supplies.
- Related格納かくのうWrittenWritten/formal prose for housing machines or storing data; 「備蓄」 is stockpiling supplies for emergencies.
- Related溜めるためるCasualColloquial: to amass or save up, also to leave unpaid; 「備蓄」 is emergency stockpiling.
- RelatedリザーブNeutralLoanword for reserving seats or keeping something as a backup; 「備蓄」 is emergency stockpiling of supplies.
- Related収蔵しゅうぞうWrittenWritten/formal prose for collecting and keeping items, as museums do; 「備蓄」 is stockpiling supplies for emergencies.
- Related貯めるためるCasualColloquial: to save up or put aside money; 「備蓄」 is emergency stockpiling.
- Related溜め込むためこむCasualColloquial: to hoard or pile up large amounts; 「備蓄」 is planned, deliberate stockpiling.
- Antonym消費しょうひNeutralConsuming or using things up — the opposite of 「備蓄」.
- Antonym放出ほうしゅつWrittenWritten/formal prose for releasing stockpiled goods, as in 「備蓄米の放出」 — the opposite of 「備蓄」.
Use 「備蓄」 for stockpiling supplies or funds against disasters or crises, as in 「備蓄米」. For storing things in general use 「蓄える」 or 「貯蔵」; for saving money 「貯金」; for inventory 「ストック」. 「放出」 is the opposite, releasing reserves.
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