What is the Kanji for "Deposit"?

If you are wondering what is the Japanese Kanji for "Deposit", you've come to the right place!

The Japanese Kanji for "Deposit" is "預".

This kanji has 2 readings:

Its kunyomi reading is "Azu".

Its onyomi reading is "Yo".

kunyomi readings are based on the pronunciation of native Japanese words, and onyomi readings are based on the Chinese pronunciation of the character.

If you visually breakdown this kanji, you can see is made up of 2 parts:

The kanji "予" means "Beforehand" and can be read as "Yo". And The radical "頁" means "Page" .

Now, let's make sure you understand this kanji the other way around too.

What does the kanji "預" mean in japanese?

"預" means "Deposit".

Japanese School Students learn this kanji in Fifth Grade, while foreigners may learn this kanji in preparation for the JLPT N2 exam.

Here are some words that use this kanji:

預ける: "Entrust" or "Deposit". The Japanese verb '預ける (あずける)' means 'to entrust' or 'to deposit'. This verb is used when you give something to someone else to look after or keep safe for a period of time. For example: I entrusted my car keys to my friend - (私は私の車の鍵を友達に預けました). I deposited my money in the bank - (私は私のお金を銀行に預けました).

預かる: "Keep" or "Take care". The verb '預かる (あずかる)' means 'to keep' or 'to take care of'. It is used to indicate that someone is entrusted with the responsibility of looking after or holding onto something, such as an object, a person, or valuable information. For example: I will keep your bag for you - (私があなたのかばんを預かります). The bank is keeping our money safe - (銀行は私たちのお金を預かっています).

預金: "Deposit". The Japanese verbal noun '預金 (よきん)' means 'deposit'. This term refers to the act of placing money in a bank account for safekeeping or future use. It is a common financial concept in Japan and is used to describe the action of putting money into a savings or checking account. For example: I made a deposit in the bank today - (今日銀行に預金をした). She has a large deposit in her account - (彼女のアカウントに大きな預金がある).

To make really sure you learn this Kanji, I've prepared an interactive lesson for you. You are going to learn the readings and meanings of this kanji.

But first, you need to know a little bit about Hiragana and Katakana.

Hiragana and katakana are japanese syllabaries, this means that each character represents a syllable.

This are the characters you need to know for this lesson:

The hiragana "よ" is read as "yo". The hiragana "あ" is read as "a". And The hiragana "ず" is read as "zu".

Heres a quick tutorial on how to use it. You'll be asked three type of questions: meaning, reading, and writing.

For meanings questions all you have to do is type the english meaning. If there is more than one meaning, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Reading questions you have to type the reading in romaji (roman letters, our normal alphabet) and it'll be automatically converted to hiragana if necessary. If there is more than one reading, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Writing questions some options will appear and all you have to do is select the correct ones.