予
beforehand, previous, myself, I
Readings
On'yomi
- ヨ
- シャ
Kun'yomi
- あらかじ.め
Meaning
予 centers on the idea of something given or set in advance: beforehand, previous, or a first-person pronoun when the speaker is the one giving or offering.
Most common words using 予
24 of 322- 予定よていN4
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation; estimate
- 予約よやくN5
reservation; appointment; booking; advance order
- 予想よそうN2
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
- 予算よさんN3
estimate (of costs); budget
- 予測よそくN3
prediction; estimation
- 予告よこくN1
(advance) notice; preliminary announcement; warning
- 予感よかんN1
presentiment; premonition; hunch
- 予選よせんN1
preliminary contest; qualifying round; trial; heat
- 予備よびN2
reserve; spare
- 予防よぼうN3
prevention; protection (against); precaution
- 予報よほうN3
forecast; prediction
- 予言よげんN1
prediction; prophecy; prognostication; foretelling; forecast
- 予めあらかじめN2
beforehand; in advance; ahead of time; previously
- 猶予ゆうよN1
postponement; deferment; extension (of time)
- 予知よちN1
foresight; foreknowledge; intimation; premonition; prediction
- 予備校よびこうN1
preparatory school (for entrance examinations); cram school; cramming school
- 予告編よこくへん
trailer (for a film, TV show, etc.); preview
- 予期よきN3
expectation; anticipation; forecast
- 予習よしゅうN4
preparation for a lesson
- 予断よだんN1
prediction; prejudgment; presupposition; foregone conclusion
- 補正予算ほせいよさん
revised budget; supplementary budget
- 執行猶予しっこうゆうよ
stay of execution; suspended sentence
- 予想外よそうがい
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
- 予防接種よぼうせっしゅ
vaccination; inoculation; immunization; immunisation
Study
Etymology
予 is thought to represent a shuttle or a tool for weaving, which later came to be used phonetically for 'beforehand' and as a first-person pronoun. The exact historical development is uncertain.
Meaning mnemonic
The shape 予 looks like a hand giving something forward. Imagine offering a gift in advance: that's the core of beforehand and myself as the giver.
Reading mnemonic
For ヨ, picture a yo-yo being handed to you beforehand: yo -> ヨ, and you receive it in advance.