予 Beforehand

Radical Combination

• マ

  Mama
• 丁

  Street

Meaning

Primary

Beforehand

Mnemonic

What does your mama tell you to do in the street? Look before you cross! You gotta do it beforehand, or it could be too late.

Hints

Imagine yourself about to cross the street, and your mama saying in your ear: "always look beforehand"!

Readings

On’yomi

よ

Kun’yomi

あらかじ

Nanori

None

Mnemonic

As you look beforehand, you see a yo-yo (よ) lying in the street.

Hints

As you cross the road, you pick up the yo-yo and put it in your pocket. You're really glad you looked beforehand, because you now have a yo-yo!