# 予 — beforehand; in advance

予 means “beforehand; in advance”. It is a JLPT N3 kanji written with 4 strokes. On'yomi: ヨ (yo). Kun'yomi: あらかじ(め) (arakajime).

- Meaning: beforehand; in advance
- On'yomi: ヨ (yo)
- Kun'yomi: あらかじ(め) (arakajime)
- Strokes: 4
- Level: JLPT N3 · set Time 1

## How to remember 予

Parts: マ ma · 了 finish

## Don't confuse it with

[了](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/finish/) · [丁](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/city-block/) · [序](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/preface/) · [町](https://moji.ninja/n4-kanji/town/)

## More in the “Time 1” set

[期](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/period/) · [続](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/continue/) · [初](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/first-time/) · [予](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/beforehand/) · [際](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/occasion/) · [昨](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/yesterday/) · [歳](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/years-old/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/beforehand/. Last updated 2026-11-01.