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    3. 予備知識

    予備知識

    予よ備び知ち識しき

    background knowledge

    KMT9News #34+1NounEducationKanji Vocab43 strokes

    よびちしき

    Noun

    1.
    background knowledge, prerequisite knowledge

    Stroke 0 / 43

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    この本ほんを読よむのに予よ備び知ち識しきは必ひつ要ようない。

    No background knowledge is necessary to read this book.

    KMT8Education
    その講こう義ぎは、ある程てい度どの予よ備び知ち識しきがあることを前ぜん提ていとしていた。

    The lecture assumed a certain level of prerequisite knowledge.

    KMT9Education
    試し験けん対たい策さくとして、まずは関かん連れんする予よ備び知ち識しきを復ふく習しゅうした。

    As preparation for the exam, I first reviewed the relevant background knowledge.

    KMT9Education
    プログラミングを学まなぶ前まえに、コンピューターの基き本ほん的てきな予よ備び知ち識しきがあると有ゆう利りだ。

    Before learning programming, it's advantageous to have basic background knowledge of computers.

    KMT9TechnologyEducation
    専せん門もん分ぶん野やの深ふかい理り解かいには、広こう範はんな予によ備び知ちし識きの習しゅう得とくが不ふ可か欠けつである。

    Acquiring extensive background knowledge is essential for a deep understanding of a specialized field.

    KMT10EducationScience & Math

    Kanji that make up this word

    予
    あらかじ.め…(2)
    beforehand・previous・myself・I
    備
    そな.える・そな.わる・つぶさ.に…(3)
    equip・provision・preparation
    知
    し.る・し.らせる…(7)
    know・wisdom
    識
    し.る・しる.す…(3)
    discriminating・know・write
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