予 = 龴 + 亅

予 is a Japanese kanji written with 4 strokes, listed here under the keyword “beforehand”. It is built from 龴 (chop-seal) and 亅 (hook). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 1719. It appears as a component in 4 other characters in this index.

Keyword: beforehand
RTK frame: 1719
Strokes: 4
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading): ヨ, シャ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading): あらかじ.め
Script: Japanese kanji
Also known as: halberd with stroke missing, заранее
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi: 予 i

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

Characters that contain 予

How to find 予 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “chop-seal” + “hook”. 予 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 予 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.