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])[1]
  • 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

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