予
Beforehand
Meanings
Beforehand, Previous, Myself, I
On'yomi
よ、 しゃ
Chinese-derived readings, typically used in compounds.
Kun'yomi
あらかじ.め
Native Japanese readings, typically used as standalone words.
Stroke order
予 is written in 4 strokes. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).
About this kanji
予 (Beforehand) is taught on WaniKani at level 9 and appears in the JLPT N3 kanji set. It is taught in Japanese elementary school grade 3 as part of the official Joyo kanji list. It ranks #180 in modern newspaper-frequency lists. It is written with 4 strokes.
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