預
預 — Deposit
deposit, custody, leave with, entrust to
On’yomiヨ (yo)
Kun’yomiあずける (azukeru)
Kun’yomiあずかる (azukaru)
Stroke order (13 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 預
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 預金 | よきん yokin | deposit; bank account |
| 定期預金 | ていきよきん teikiyokin | term deposit; (fixed) time deposit |
| 預貯金 | よちょきん yochokin | deposits and savings; bank account |
| 普通預金 | ふつうよきん futsuuyokin | ordinary deposit; savings account; deposit account |
| 預け入れる | あずけいれる azukeireru | to make a deposit |
| 預託 | よたく yotaku | depositing (of money, valuables, etc.); deposition |
Study notes
預 is a JLPT N2 kanji written with 13 strokes. It is taught in Japanese elementary school (grade 6), so native children learn it early — a good sign it appears everywhere. Ranked #981 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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