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予

beforehand
Stroke count: 4

Readings

On readingヨ、シャ
Kun readingあらかじ.め
JLPT level: N3JōyōGrade 3

Meanings

  1. beforehandRtK
    お茶を運ぶ距離は予めセットする。The carrying distance is set beforehand.wiki
  2. i
  3. myself
  4. previous
    国常立尊と過去の予言者達Kuninotoko Tachinokami and the previous prophetswiki
  1. previously
  2. already
  3. for some time
  4. for quite a while

Popular Usage

予習予定予約天気予報予め予言

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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halberd with stroke missing

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1719

Compound words

予習よしゅう
preparation for a lesson
予定よてい
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme
予約よやく
reservation; appointment; booking; advance order; contract
天気予報てんきよほう
weather forecast; weather report
予想するよそうする
to expect
予定するよていする
plans
予測するよそくする
to prediction
予めあらかじめ
beforehand; in advance; ahead of time; previously
予言よげん
prediction; prophecy; prognostication; foretelling; forecast
猶予ゆうよ
postponement; deferment; extension (of time)
予てかねて
previously; already; for some time; for quite a while
予感よかん
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
予期よき
expectation; anticipation; forecast
予告よこく
(advance) notice; preliminary announcement; warning; trailer (for a film, TV show, etc.)
予算よさん
estimate (of costs); budget
予選よせん
preliminary contest; qualifying round; trial; heat; preliminary selection
予想よそう
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
予測よそく
prediction; estimation
予断よだん
prediction; prejudgment; presupposition; foregone conclusion
予知よち
foresight; foreknowledge; intimation; premonition; prediction
予備よび
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
予報よほう
forecast; prediction
予防よぼう
prevention; protection (against); precaution
予想外よそうがい
unexpected; unforeseen; strange

On Reading Examples

君の予言が当たったよ。よげん
Your prophecy has come true.tatoeba
君の本、いつ発刊される予定？よてい
When will your book be published?tatoeba

Additional Examples

彼は当地に二週間滞在する予定です。
He's to stay here for a fortnight.tatoeba
欲しいのはやまやまだが予算がない。
We'd really like one, but we just don't have the money.tatoeba
彼は自分の予定を私のに合わせてくれた。
He fitted his schedule to mine.tatoeba
彼は私のためにその飛行機の予約をしてくれるだろうか。
I wonder if he can reserve the flight for me.tatoeba
予約により公開。
Visitors are required to book in advance.wiki
席は全便予約指定制。
It is necessary to make reservations for all the buses and the seats.wiki
予め家康は織田家に援軍を要請していた。
Ieyasu had asked the Oda family to deliver the reinforcements in advance.wiki
アインシュタインの予言
Prediction (made) by Einsteinwiki

Stroke Order

4 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 予

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