King's Kung-Fu& Tai Chi

予 — kanji meaning “beforehand”

beforehand, previous, myself, I

Meanings
beforehand, previous, myself, I
On'yomi
Kun'yomi
Strokes
4
School grade
3
JLPT (old scale)
Level 2
Newspaper frequency
#180 of 2,500
Classical radical
6
Chinese reading
yú, yǔ — Chinese character page

Words with 予

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
よぼう yobouprevention; protection (against); precaution
よほう yohouforecast; prediction
よこく yokoku(advance) notice; preliminary announcement; warning
よかん yokanpresentiment; premonition; hunch
ゆうよ yuuyopostponement; deferment; extension (of time)
よそく yosokuprediction; estimation

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