- 預金 — bank deposit
- 預言 — prophecy; prediction
- 預託 — entrustment
- 預ける — to leave (in someone's care)
- 預かる — to take care of; to look after
預 combines an “ear” element with the head radical 頁 and a phonetic ヨ. The sense is “to receive and hold under one’s charge,” which developed into “entrust,” “deposit,” and “leave in care.”
荷物を 駅に 預けました。
I left my luggage at the station.
彼は 子どもを 保育園に 預けています。
He leaves his child at daycare.