# 予 beforehand

マ (Mama) + 丁 (nail)
★★★★☆
4 strokes
BETA

## Onyomi

YO |

## Mnemonic

| I put a nail in YO mama beforehand, so she wouldn't struggle too much.

## Jukugo

予定(よてい) | an informal plan ★★★★★ 予 (beforehand) + 定 (plan) = 予定 (an informal plan) an informal plan (like to meet your friends for a movie)
予約(よやく) | reservation ★★★★☆ 予 (beforehand) + 約 (promise/ roughly speaking) = 予約 (reservation) reservation, appointment
予報(よほう) | forecast, prediction ★★★☆☆ 予 (beforehand) + 報 (data) = 予報 (forecast, prediction)

## Lookalikes

| Meaning | Hint | Radical
--- | --- | --- | ---
子 | child | the 'one' radical | 一
了 | total | NO 'one' radical |
予 | beforehand | katakana MA | マ

A child is ONE year old.

The complete kanji is complete even WITHOUT the 'one' radical.

MAMA was around before baby.

## Used In

- 序
- 預
- 野
- 矛

## Synonyms

assumption 期待 予想 前提 先入観
plan 予定 計画 案 企画 策
predict forecast 予報 予測