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待

wait
Stroke count: 9

Readings

On readingタイ
Kun readingま.つ、-ま.ち
JLPT level: N3JōyōGrade 3

Meanings

  1. waitRtK
  2. depend on
  1. to wait
  2. to await
  3. to look forward to
  4. to anticipate
  5. to depend on

Popular Usage

待つ招待期待

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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Nelson · column · going (行) · line · Buddhist temple · soil (土) · dirt (土) · ground (土) · glue

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 944

Compound words

待つまつ
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to anticipate; to depend on
招待しょうたい
invitation
期待きたい
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising
期待するきたいする
to expect
お待ちするおまちする
歓待かんたい
warm welcome; friendly reception; hospitality; entertainment
虐待ぎゃくたい
abuse; ill-treatment; maltreatment; mistreatment; cruelty
接待せったい
entertainment (of guests; esp. in the corporate world); treating (to food and drinks); wining and dining
待機たいき
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert; quarantine
待遇たいぐう
treatment; reception; service; working conditions; salary
待望たいぼう
waiting expectantly; waiting eagerly; looking forward to; long-awaited
待ちまち
waiting; waiting time; wait tile; tile which would complete one's hand
待合まちあい
rendezvous; meeting; assignation; area where guests gather before the start of a tea ceremony; waiting room
心待ちこころまち
anticipation; expectation
待合室まちあいしつ
waiting room
期待感きたいかん
sense of anticipation; feeling of expectation; feeling of hope
待たすまたす
to keep (a person) waiting
待ち伏せまちぶせ
ambush; lying in wait for an ambush
待ち望むまちのぞむ
to wait eagerly for; to look forward to
待たせるまたせる
to keep (a person) waiting
待ち遠しいまちどおしい
longed-for; anxiously awaited
待ち兼ねるまちかねる
to wait impatiently for
待ち構えるまちかまえる
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
待ち合わせまちあわせ
appointment

Kun Reading Examples

私はベルを鳴らして待った。まつ
I rang the bell and waited.tatoeba
待ってろよ、すぐ戻るから。まつ
Wait for me. I'll be back in no time.tatoeba

Additional Examples

彼は閉会式には沢山の客を招待することを計画するでしょう。
He is planning on inviting a lot of guests to the closing ceremony.tatoeba
彼は父の期待にこたえるだろう。
He will live up to his father's expectations.tatoeba
彼は批判家連中が、彼の過ちならなんでも叩こうと待ち受けていることを承認していた。
He knows that his critics are waiting to pounce on any slip that he makes.tatoeba
彼は彼女を待っているだろう。
He will be waiting for her.tatoeba
千利休 〜春を待つ雪間草のごとく〜
"SEN no Rikyu: Like Grass Peeking Through the Snow, Waiting for Spring"wiki
あしひきの山のしづくに妹待つと　我立ち濡れぬ山のしづくに
I keep waiting for you upon the hill till late, but you do not come; my clothes are wet with chilly dew.wiki

Stroke Order

9 strokes

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