Kanji N3

予: beforehand, previous, myself

予 is a JLPT N3 kanji meaning beforehand, previous, myself, written with 4 strokes. It is read ヨ, シャ (on) and あらかじめ (kun). Children in Japan learn it in grade 3. You will see it in 予定 (よてい, plans) and 予算 (よさん, estimate).

予

Meanings

  • beforehand
  • previous
  • myself
  • I
Strokes4
JLPT levelN3
School gradeGrade 3
Frequency#180 of 2,500

On reading · Kun reading

On reading
  • ヨ
  • シャ

On'yomi: from Chinese, written in katakana. Used in compound words.

Kun reading
  • あらかじめ

Kun'yomi: native Japanese, in hiragana. The faint part is the okurigana, written in kana after the kanji.

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Common words with 予

The most useful words written with it, easiest first. Every other kanji in them opens its own page.

  • 予定よてい

    plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme

    JLPT N4
  • 予算よさん

    estimate (of costs); budget

    JLPT N3
  • 予約よやく

    reservation; appointment; booking; advance order

    JLPT N4
  • 予報よほう

    forecast; prediction

    JLPT N3
  • 予測よそく

    prediction; estimation

    JLPT N3
  • 予防よぼう

    prevention; protection (against); precaution

    JLPT N3
  • 予期よき

    expectation; anticipation; forecast

    JLPT N3
  • 天気予報てんきよほう

    weather forecast; weather report

    JLPT N4

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Stroke order from KanjiVG © Ulrich Apel, CC BY-SA 3.0. Readings, meanings and words from KANJIDIC2 and JMdict, names from JMnedict, © EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0, and Wikidata, CC0. JLPT lists after Jonathan Waller (tanos.co.uk), CC BY.