Illustration: During a school orchestra rehearsal in a Japanese community hall, the principal conductor stands on a low podium directing the musicians. A second conductor stands just beside and behind the podium, following the same score and quietly helping a late-arriving violinist find the current passage.

JLPT N2prefixLevel estimated by Bebop

サブ

sabu

sub-, secondary

Used before another word to indicate a secondary role. Note written by AI.

Example sentences

  1. サブプールは通年供用つうねんきょうようである。

    The second pool is open all year round.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

  2. したがって、京都きょうとと小浜おばまを結むすぶサブルートとしての役割やくわりを果はたしていた。

    Therefore, this road acted as a sub-route connecting Kyoto and Obama.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

  3. メインアリーナ、サブアリーナ、トレーニングジム、会議室かいぎしつ、アトリエを備そなえ、催もよおし物会場ものかいじょうとしても使用しようされる。

    It is equipped with a main arena, sub arena, training gyms, meeting rooms, and art studios, and is also used for fairs or as an exhibition arena.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

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