Kanji

予

beforehand, previous, myself, I

Kanji

Grade

Grade 3

Strokes

4 strokes

Radical

亅部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

ヨ, シャ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

あらかじめ

Nanori (Name Reading)

たのし, まさ, やす, やすし

Common Readings

ヨ

Example sentences

予定 よてい
来週の月曜日に会議の予定が入っている。

A meeting is scheduled for next Monday.

かける かける
友達に電話をかける予定だ

I plan to call my friend.

予想 よそう
選挙の結果は予想通りだった

The election results were exactly as predicted.

逆 ぎゃく
予想とは逆の結果になった。

The result was opposite to what I expected.

予感 よかん
何か良いことが起こる予感がした。

I had a feeling that something good was about to happen.

的中 てきちゅう
彼の不吉な予感がずばりと的中した。

His ominous premonition came true exactly.

予想外 よそうがい
結果は予想外だった。

The result was unexpected.

目を丸くする めをまるくする
彼は予想外のプレゼントに目を丸くした。

He opened his eyes wide in surprise at the unexpected gift.

予測 よそく
明日の天気は予測が難しい。

It is difficult to predict tomorrow's weather.

解析 かいせき
専門家が膨大なデータを解析して、市場の動向を予測した。

Experts analyzed vast amounts of data to predict market trends.

Example Vocabulary

予定

よてい

plan, schedule

予想

よそう

expectation; prediction; forecast

予感

よかん

premonition; hunch; feeling

予想外

よそうがい

unexpected; unforeseen

予測

よそく

prediction; estimation

予想通り

よそうどおり

as expected; just as predicted

予約

よやく

reservation; appointment; booking

予算

よさん

budget; estimates

予備

よび

spare, reserve, preparation

予想以上

よそういじょう

more than expected

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