予 beforehand

Also: advance

On'yomi: ヨ
Strokes: 4
JLPT: N4
Taught in: Primary school, year 3

Stroke order

1
2
3
4

予 is written in 4 strokes. Each panel adds the next one; the dot marks where the brush starts.

Remember it

A katakana マ hooked onto 了 (finish): finish the マ-ap of your day beforehand, and everything is planned in advance.

A common word

予定よてい plan / schedule

Example sentences

明日の予定を教えてください。
あしたのよていをおしえてください。
Please tell me tomorrow's schedule.
レストランを予約しておきました。
れすとらんをよやくしておきました。
I went ahead and reserved a restaurant.

Don't confuse it with

矛 halberd N2

Kanji that share a part

亅 is its radical.

争 dispute
事 thing
了 complete N2
丁 street N1
牙 fang N1
亦 also N1
我 ego N1

マ is a component.

疑 doubt N3
令 orders N2
勇 courage N2