Kanji 予

音読おんよみ:

訓読くんよみ: あらかじ

画数かくすう: 4

部首ぶしゅ: はねぼう(亅)

Meaning

Beforehand / Previously / Prepare

  • 予習よしゅう — preparation (for lessons)
  • 予定よてい — schedule, plan
  • 予報よほう — forecast
  • 予感よかん — premonition
  • 予言よげん — prediction
  • 予約よやく — reservation
  • 猶予ゆうよ — postponement, grace period

The character 予 originally depicted a hand and thread, symbolizing the act of preparing or assigning something ahead of time. It's now used in contexts like plans, predictions, and advance arrangements.

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