# 予 — Beforehand

Frequency rank 397 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Frequent enough that you will keep running into it once you read past headlines.

More common than 字 (Letter), less common than 準 (Standard).

- On’yomi: よ
- Kun’yomi: —
- Radical: 亅 Hook (Kangxi 6)
- Frequency path: Level IV of XX
- School grade: 3
- Strokes: 4

An elephant (elephant) looms on top with a stick (stick) below — the elephant uses a stick as a tool beforehand, planning ahead, always preparing in advance.

In words:

- 予定 よてい — arrangement
- 予約 よやく — reservation
- 予習 よしゅう — preparation for a lesson

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