• 予習よしゅう — preparation (for lessons)
• 予定よてい — schedule, plan
• 予報よほう — forecast
• 予感よかん — premonition
• 予言よげん — prediction
• 予約よやく — reservation

The character 予 originally depicted a hand and thread, symbolizing the act of preparing or assigning something ahead of time. It's now used in contexts like plans, predictions, and advance arrangements.

予習よしゅうをしました。
I prepared for the lesson.

天気予報てんきよほうによると、あしたは雨あめです。
According to the weather forecast, it will rain tomorrow.

🎧 Listen to the reading ヨ or あらかじめ.