預 [预] yù
adverb
: to prepare
: to advance; in advance; beforehand
Kun Reading
預け | あずけ azuke
noun
: custody; keeping
預り | あずかり azukari
noun
: under custody; under supervision
: undecided match; draw; tie
預かる | あずかる azukaru
godan verb with ru ending | transitive verb
: to look after; to take care of; to keep; to hold on to; to keep in custody
: to take charge of; to be entrusted with; to receive on deposit
: to reserve (judgment); to leave undecided
預ける | あずける azukeru
ichidan verb | transitive verb
: to give into custody; to leave (a child) in the care of; to entrust; to deposit
: to lean on; to put one’s weight on
On Reading
ヨ yo
預習 [预习] yu4xi2: to prepare a lesson
預備 [预备] yu4bei4: to prepare; to make ready; preparation; preparatory
預[预]防 yu4fang2: to prevent; to take precautions against; to protect; to guard against; precautionary; prophylactic
預防針 [预防针] yu4fang2 zhen1: immunization injection; fig. forewarning; heads-up; preventive measure
預報 [预报] yu4bao4: forecast
天氣預報 [天气预报] tian1 qi4 yu4 bao4: weather forecast
預[预]先 yu4xian1: beforehand; in advance
干預[预] gan1yu4: to meddle; to intervene; intervention
羅預 [罗预] luo2yu4: (old) very short unit of time (loanword, from sanskrit)
不干預[预] bu4gan4 yu4: nonintervention
實施干預 [实施干预] shíshi1 gan1yu4: to intervene
Japanese common word | expression | idiom
預金 | よきん yokin: deposit; bank account
下駄を預ける | げたをあずける geta o azukeru
: to leave everything to (someone)
おこぼれに預かる | おこぼれにあずかる okoboreni azukaru
: to get a tiny share of the profits; to get a small share of what someone is enjoying
Chinese expression | chengyu 成語 | idiom
出乎預料 [出乎预料] chu1 hu1 yu4 liao4
: beyond expectation; unexpected
形声 Pictophonetic.
頁 (ye4: leaf; page radical 181) suggests the meaning while
予 (yu3: to give; I) provides the sound.
Semantic:
豫 yu4: relaxed, comfortable, at ease
[on: yo, シャ sha]
简写 Simplified.
预. Derived from generic character simplification rule #120 (頁 » 页).
Examples:
預金したいのですが。
よきんしたいのですが yokin shitai no desu ga
I want to deposit some money.
我們預訂了下一班的機票。
wo3men yu4ding4 le xia4 yi1 ban1 de ji1piao4
We’re booked on the next flight.
Resources: Chinese Dictionary | Japanese Dictionary
