Japanese symbol for “layover”

途中待機

とちゅうたいき

Romaji: tochuutaiki

(short) layover; transit

In Japanese, layover is 途中待機, read とちゅうたいき (tochuutaiki).

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Meanings

n (short) layover; transit

Kanji and stroke order

途

route, way, road

on: ト
kun: みち

10 strokes · JLPT 2

中

in, inside, middle

on: チュウ
kun: なか、うち、あた.る

4 strokes · JLPT 4

待

wait, depend on

on: タイ
kun: ま.つ、-ま.ち

9 strokes · JLPT 3

機

loom, mechanism, machine

on: キ
kun: はた

16 strokes · JLPT 2

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

Word	Reading	Meaning
途中	とちゅう tochuu	on the way; en route
用途	ようと youto	use; service; purpose
途上	とじょう tojou	on the way; en route
途端	とたん totan	just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of
中途	ちゅうと chuuto	halfway; midway; partway
別途	べっと betto	separate; special; another
中心	ちゅうしん chuushin	center; centre; middle
中央	ちゅうおう chuuou	centre; center; middle
期待	きたい kitai	expectation; anticipation; hope
機能	きのう kinou	function; facility; faculty

Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.