Reserve

"Reserve" in Japanese

予備

yobi

(that which is reserved or kept back, as for future use)

予備兵力

yobi heiryoku

(military: body of troops in the rear of an army)

予備役

yobieki

(military: body of troops in the rear of an army)

予約

yoyaku

(the act of reserving or keeping back; reservation)

保護区

hogoku

(tract of land reserved, or set apart, for a particular purpose)

保護区

hogoku

(tract of land reserved for Aboriginal people)

備蓄

bichiku

(that which is reserved or kept back, as for future use)

居留地

kyoryūchi

(tract of land reserved for Aboriginal people)

引当金

hikiatekin

(finance: funds kept on hand)

控え

hikae

(sports: reserve player)

控えめ

hikaeme

(restraint of freedom in words or actions)

準備金

jyunbikin

(finance: funds kept on hand)

自制

jisei

(restraint of freedom in words or actions)

補欠

hoketsu

(sports: reserve player)

予約する

yoyaku suru

(to book in advance)

残す

nokosu

(to keep back; to retain)

留保する

ryūho suru

(to keep back; to retain)

蓄える

takuwaeru

(to keep in store for future or special use)

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.