Onyomi: シャ, ヨ · Kunyomi: あらかじ.め · Meanings: I, beforehand, myself, previous
Kanji for i, beforehand, myself, previous
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予 is formed as a single character without a clear left or right component structure. It originally expressed the idea of giving something ahead of time or acting in advance. From this sense of prior action or advance provision, 予 came to mean to give, grant, or beforehand.
予 shows the idea of doing or giving something in advance.
予 is used when something is done before it is needed or given ahead of time. It often appears in words related to advance action or prior arrangement. Remember 予 as meaning “beforehand” or “to give in advance.”
| Word | Reading | Meaning | Meta |
|---|---|---|---|
| 余 | よ | other, another, remaining, leftover | Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', Noun |
| 予 | よ | I, me | Pronoun |
| 予算 | よさん | estimate (of costs), budget | common JLPT-N3 Noun, Suru verb |
| 予定 | よてい | plans, arrangement, schedule, program, programme, expectation, estimate | common JLPT-N4 Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb |
| 予約 | よやく | reservation, appointment, booking, advance order | common JLPT-N4 Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb |
| 予想 | よそう | expectation, anticipation, prediction, forecast, conjecture | common JLPT-N1 Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb, Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no' |
| 予言 | よげん | prediction, prophecy, prognostication, foretelling, forecast | common JLPT-N1 Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb |
| 予習 | よしゅう | preparation for a lesson | common JLPT-N4 Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb |
| 予測 | よそく | prediction, estimation | common JLPT-N3 Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb |
| 予期 | よき | expectation, anticipation, forecast | common JLPT-N3 Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb |