預 – deposit, custody, leave with

13 strokesTaught in grade 6#981 in newspaper frequencyN3 vocabulary

The kanji 預 means deposit, custody, leave with, entrust to. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is ヨ (yo); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is あず.ける、あず.かる (azukeru, azukaru). It is written with 13 strokes, under radical 頁 (no. 181).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	ヨ	yo
Kun’yomi	あず.ける	azukeru
Kun’yomi	あず.かる	azukaru

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: 頁 (Kangxi radical 181). Components: 貝・目・ハ・欠・マ・一・亅・頁.

Words using 預

預かるあずかるto look after預けるあずけるto leave (in someone's keeping)預金よきんdeposit

Example sentences

４時まで荷物を預かっていただけませんか。

Could you keep my bags here until four?

Tatoeba #235201

あなたが先に帰ってくるといけないので、お隣に鍵を預けておきます。

I'll leave a key with my next-door neighbour in case you get here before I do.

Tatoeba #233989

私の預金残高はどうなっていますか。

What's the balance of my account?

Tatoeba #162468

Kanji with the same radical

題領額頭顔類頼順項願顧頑頂顕頻頃

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