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Japanese symbol for “forecast”

Romaji: yohou
forecast; prediction

In Japanese, forecast is , read (yohou).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Meanings

  1. n, vs, vt forecast; prediction

Kanji and stroke order

beforehand, previous, myself
on: ヨ、シャ
kun: あらかじ.め
4 strokes · JLPT 2
report, news, reward
on: ホウ
kun: むく.いる
12 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “forecast”

WordReadingMeaning
よそう yosouexpectation; anticipation; prediction
おもわく omowakuexpectation; anticipation; prediction
よげん yogenprediction; prophecy; prognostication
よき yokiexpectation; anticipation; forecast
みとおし mitooshiforecast; outlook; prospect

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
よてい yoteiplans; arrangement; schedule
よそう yosouexpectation; anticipation; prediction
よやく yoyakureservation; appointment; booking
よさん yosanestimate (of costs); budget
よせん yosenpreliminary contest; qualifying round; trial
よび yobireserve; spare
じょうほう jouhouinformation; news; report
ほうこく houkokureport; information

See also: Chinese symbol for “forecast”.

Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.