Jisho

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4 strokes
Radical:
hook
Parts:
Variants:
beforehand, previous, myself, I
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
180 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 予 【ヨ】 I, me
  • 予感 【ヨカン】 presentiment, premonition, hunch, to have a premonition, to have a hunch
  • 起訴猶予 【キソユウヨ】 suspension of indictment, leaving charge on the file
  • 執行猶予 【シッコウユウヨ】 stay of execution, suspended sentence

Kun reading compounds

  • 予め 【あらかじめ】 beforehand, in advance, previously

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
yu2, yu3
Korean:
yeo

Spanish

  • de antemano
  • previo

Portuguese

  • de antemão
  • prévio
  • eu mesmo
  • Eu

French

  • auparavant
  • à l'avance
  • moi
  • je
525 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
425 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
403 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
160 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
271 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
531 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
294 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
62 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
2.12 Japanese for Busy People
393 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
397 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
403 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
275 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
2477 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1253 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1719 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1607 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
231 Morohashi
1983 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
68 New Nelson (John Haig)
1593 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1719 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
283 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
245 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3553 2001 Kanji
0a4.12 The Kanji Dictionary
2-2-2 SKIP code
2-3-1 SKIP code
1720.2 Four corner code
1-45-29 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4e88 Unicode hex code

12 strokes
Radical:
man, human 人 (亻)
Parts:
Variants:
equip, provision, preparation
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N3
356 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 備蓄 【ビチク】 stocking up (in case of emergency), stockpile, reserves, storing, laying in (supplies)
  • 備考 【ビコウ】 note (for reference), remarks, N.B.
  • 配備 【ハイビ】 deployment, disposition, posting, stationing
  • 無防備 【ムボウビ】 defenseless, defenceless, unprotected, vulnerable

Kun reading compounds

  • 備える 【そなえる】 to furnish with, to equip with, to provide, to install, to prepare for, to make preparations for, to make provision for, to possess (all that is needed), to be endowed with, to be equipped with, to be born with, to have since birth
  • 備わる 【そなわる】 to be furnished with, to be provided with, to be equipped with, to be possessed of, to be endowed with, to be gifted with, to be among, to be one of
  • 具に 【つぶさに】 in detail, with great care, completely, fully

Readings

Japanese names:
びっ、 びん
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
bei4
Korean:
bi

Spanish

  • equipar
  • aprovisionar
  • preparación
  • preparativo
  • proveer
  • preparar
  • estar dotado de
  • estar surtido

Portuguese

  • equipe
  • provisão
  • preparação

French

  • équiper
  • préparation
  • approvisionnement
700 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
795 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
774 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
321 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
519 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
750 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
332 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1539 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
768 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
782 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
613 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
124 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
165 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
109 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
126 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1191 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
967 Morohashi
146 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
284 New Nelson (John Haig)
1183 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1267 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
201 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
763 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
2153 2001 Kanji
2a10.4 The Kanji Dictionary
1-2-10 SKIP code
2422.7 Four corner code
1-40-87 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5099 Unicode hex code

15 strokes (also 14)
Radical:
walk 辵 (辶, ⻌, ⻍)
Parts:
elect, select, choose, prefer
Kun:
えら.ぶえ.るよ.る
On:
セン
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
57 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 選 【セン】 selection, choice, choosing, picking, election
  • 選挙 【センキョ】 election
  • 抽選 【チュウセン】 lottery, raffle, drawing (of lots)
  • 公選 【コウセン】 public election, election by popular vote

Kun reading compounds

  • 選ぶ 【えらぶ】 to choose, to select
  • 選ぶところがない 【えらぶところがない】 being the same thing (as), being indistinguishable (from)
  • 選る 【よる】 to choose, to select, to pick out
  • 選る 【よる】 to choose, to select, to pick out

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
xuan3
Korean:
seon

Spanish

  • elegir
  • seleccionar

Portuguese

  • eleger
  • selecionar
  • escolher
  • preferir

French

  • élection
  • sélection
  • choisir
  • préférer
449 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
556 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
527 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
105 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
4744 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
522 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
967 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
2419 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
800 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
814 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
264 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
721 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3931 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2026 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2734 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1822 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
39127P Morohashi
3169 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
6114 New Nelson (John Haig)
1804 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1944 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
341 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
626 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3561 2001 Kanji
2q12.3 The Kanji Dictionary
3-3-12 SKIP code
3-2-12 SKIP code
3730.8 Four corner code
1-33-10 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
9078 Unicode hex code