待
wait, depend on
Grade Level
Grade 3
Stroke Count
9 strokes
Radical
彳部
On'yomi (Chinese Reading)
タイ
Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)
まつ, -まち
Nanori (Name Reading)
なが, まち, まつ, みち
Common Readings
タイ, ま…つ
Example Vocabulary
待つ
まつ
to wait, to wait for, to await
期待
きたい
expectation, anticipation
待機
たいき
standby, waiting
お待たせしました
おまたせしました
sorry to have kept you waiting
招待
しょうたい
invitation, to invite
待ち合わせ
まちあわせ
meeting up, appointment
待ち構える
まちかまえる
to lie in wait, to wait in ambush
待ち受ける
まちうける
to lie in wait, to await
待ち
まち
waiting
待ち伏せ
まちぶせ
ambush, lying in wait
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