予 – beforehand, previous, myself

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The kanji 予 means beforehand, previous, myself, I. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is ヨ、シャ (yo, sha); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is あらかじ.め (arakajime). It is written with 4 strokes, under radical 亅 (no. 6).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	ヨ	yo
On’yomi	シャ	sha
Kun’yomi	あらかじ.め	arakajime

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 亅 (Kangxi radical 6). Components: マ・一・亅.

Words using 予

予習よしゅうpreparation for a lesson予定よていplans予約よやくreservation天気予報てんきよほうweather forecast予期よきexpectation予算よさんestimate (of costs)予測よそくprediction予報よほうforecast予防よぼうprevention予想よそうexpectation予備よびreserve予てかねてpreviously予めあらかじめbeforehand予感よかんpresentiment予言よげんprediction

Example sentences

トムは明日の授業の予習をしているらしい。

Tom seems to be preparing for tomorrow's lessons.

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ご搭乗は６時４０分になる予定です。

Boarding will be at six-forty.

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「ホテルの予約はしてありますか」「すみませんが、まだなんです」

"Have you reserved a hotel room?" "Sorry, not yet."

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Kanji with the same radical

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