calangolingo
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beforehand, previous, myself, I

4strokes3school year in Japan
on reading
ヨシャ

Came from Chinese. It usually shows up when the kanji is joined to another, forming a compound word.

kun reading
あらかじめ

It is Japanese. It usually shows up when the kanji stands alone or is followed by hiragana.

Stroke order

The order matters: it is what makes handwriting come out legible, and it is how dictionaries index the character.

Elements you can see in it

Visual decomposition, for recognising and comparing — not always the character's origin.

マ一亅

In the episode words

Where it appears is highlighted — the translation doesn't always make that visible.

予算よさんyosanbudgetep2

うーん…これ、よさそう。でも、予算に入るかな?

Uun… kore, yosasou. Demo, yosan ni hairu kana?

Hmm... this one looks good. But will it fit the budget?

天気予報てんきよほうtenkiyohouweather forecastep10 ep14

そんなに心配する前に、天気予報を見てみようよ。

Sonna ni shinpai suru mae ni, tenki yohou wo mite miyou yo.

Let's see what the forecast says before you worry that much.

予算内よさんないyosannaiwithin budgetep2

ゆきさんの助けで、ルーカスは予算内に収めることができました。

Yuki-san no tasuke de, Rūkasu wa yosannai ni osameru koto ga dekimashita.

With Yuki's help, Lucas managed to keep the bill within budget.

予想よそうyosouexpectation, predictionep9

こうして、怖い夜は、もっと美味しい月曜日の朝に変わりました——そして、誰も予想しなかったサトウの一面を見せたのでした。

Koushite, kowai yoru wa, motto oishii getsuyoubi no asa ni kawarimashita — soshite, dare mo yosou shinakatta Satou no ichimen wo miseta no deshita.

And that's how a scary night turned into a much sweeter Monday morning — and revealed a side of Sato nobody expected.

予報よほうyohouforecastep10

ほらね?予報より早く過ぎたでしょう。

Hora ne? Yohou yori hayaku sugita deshou.

See? It passed faster than the forecast said.

気象予報士きしょうよほうしkishouyohoushiweather forecasterep10

テレビでは、気象予報士が日本の地図を見せていました。

Terebi de wa, kishou yohoushi ga Nihon no chizu wo misete imashita.

On TV, the weather announcer was showing the map of Japan.

予定よていyoteiplan, scheduleep14

お母さん、今度の土曜日、予定ある?

Okaasan, kondo no doyoubi, yotei aru?

Mom, do you have any plans this Saturday?

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Readings and meanings: KANJIDIC2 · Decomposition: KRADFILE · Both from Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group, CC BY-SA 4.0 · data from 2026-10-22 · Strokes: KanjiVG, Ulrich Apel, CC BY-SA 3.0