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Kanji Detail for 予 - "beforehand, I"

予

  • Meaning

    予 means "beforehand, I." Also associated with to give.

    1. Beforehand - In advance; previously.

    2. Give - To bestow; to grant.

    3. I - First person pronoun.

  • Words using 予

    • 予定 よてい Listen plans; arrangement; schedule
    • 予算 よさん Listen estimate (of costs); budget
    • 予想 よそう Listen expectation; anticipation; prediction
    • 予選 よせん Listen preliminary contest; qualifying round; trial
    • 予備 よび Listen reserve; spare; preparation
    • 予測 よそく Listen prediction; estimation
    • 補正予算 ほせいよさん Listen revised budget; supplementary budget
    • 予約 よやく Listen reservation; appointment; booking

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    • Verified meaning: beforehand, I
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read やすし)
    • Also carries these associations: to give

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 予

    Surnames 予(やすし)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    beforehand; previous; myself; I

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    I, me; to give

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    (archaic) I; me

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    to give; to award

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    To give. 錫與, 賜與 were anciently all written as 予. | I; me. Same in sound and meaning as 余. Read in level tone.

  • Onyomi

    tip

    sha(シャ) シャ

    yo(ヨ) ヨ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    arakaji.me(あらかじ-め) あらかじ-め

  • Strokes

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    4 strokes

  • Radical

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    亅 (hanebo・kagi)

  • Related Keywords

    beforehand to give I anticipation expectation prediction advance bestow forecast foresight grant prior provide supply

Sentences including 予

  • He will reach kyoto the day after tomorrow.

  • When will you get through with work?

  • According to the weather report , it will snow tonight.

  • The party is to be held next sunday.

  • We cannot make a change in our schedule.

  • We are going to hold a farewell party for him.

  • He is due to start for paris.

  • I am seeing a friend tomorrow.

  • I'll take a trip to kyoto next month.

  • Do you have an appointment?

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