豫 yù
adverb
: happy; carefree; at one’s ease, relaxed
: variant of 預; old variant of 与
: abbr. for Henan province 河南 in central China
Kun Reading
あらかじ.め arakajime
: relaxed; comfortable; at ease
On Reading
ヨ yo
シャ sha
Usage:
豫劇[剧] yu4ju4: Henan opera
豫告 yu4gao4: variant of 預告; to forecast; to predict; advance notice
猶[犹]豫 you2yu4: to hesitate
逸豫 yi4yu4: idleness and pleasure
Etymology:
形声 Pictophonetic.
象 (xiang4: elephant; image) suggests the meaning while
予 (yu3: to give; I) provides the sound.
形声 Pictophonetic.
象 (xiang4: elephant; image) suggests the meaning while
予 (yu3: to give; I) provides the sound.
Semantic:
預 yu4: to prepare; in advance
[kun: あずけ azuke, あずかり azukari, あずかる azukaru, あずける azukeru. on: ヨ yo]
Variant:
予 (yu3: to give; I)
[kun: あらかじめ arakajime. on: よ yo]
Examples:
凡事豫則立。
Forewarned is forearmed.
Resources: Chinese Dictionary | Japanese Dictionary