予定

Pattern visualization

Examples

1. 明日の予定を教えてください。▶ —
   Please tell me tomorrows plan.
2. 予定が変わった。▶ —
   The plan changed.

Collocations

Mnemonic

Yotei (予定) is "plan / schedule" — kanji yo "ahead" + tei "fix" = something fixed in advance. A Sino-Japanese loan shared with Korean ye-jeong and Chinese yuding. Usage: (1) yotei-doori (as planned); (2) yotei henkou (plan change); (3) yotei-hyou (schedule sheet); (4) yotei ga hairu (a plan comes in / appointment fills the slot); (5) yotei ga aku (the slot is free). Compare: keikaku (long-term plan) vs yotei (short-term schedule) vs sukejuuru (Western loanword), forming a three-layer set. Japanese business polish: "go-yotei wa ikaga desu ka" politely asks about anothers schedule. Negative: yotei ga nai ("no plan / no appointment") signals being free. JLPT N5 plus Japanese business and daily appointment vocabulary.

Quick check

1. Difference among keikaku, yotei, sukejuuru?

   • Keikaku = long-term plan, yotei = short-term schedule, sukejuuru = Western loanword; usage diverges by register
   • Synonyms
   • Keikaku is English; yotei is kanji
   • Only kanji differ