Mnemonic
Your mom charges down the street Beforehand — hours before the big sale begins — to secure pole position at the shop doors. Other shoppers on the street tremble when they see mom approaching; she has never once been unprepared. Planning ahead is her superpower.
Additional thoughts
Picture Mom sprinting down a dark pre-dawn street, alarm set absurdly early, clutching a shopping list — the ultimate image of doing everything in advance.Quick recall
Mom races down the street Beforehand to beat everyone to the sale.Details
The keyword for 予 is beforehand. This kanji conveys the idea of doing something in advance or ahead of time, carrying a sense of anticipation or prior preparation. It is used to express the concept of planning, predicting, or arranging things before they actually occur. Additionally, it can function as a first-person pronoun in classical or formal Japanese, though its primary conceptual meaning centers on the notion of acting or knowing in advance.
- On'yomi
- よ、しゃ
- Kun'yomi
- あらかじ.め