待 — kanji meaning “wait”
待
wait, depend on
- Meanings
- wait, depend on
- On'yomi
- タイ (tai)
- Kun'yomi
- ま.つ、-ま.ち
- Name readings
- まち、まつ
- Strokes
- 9
- School grade
- 3
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 3
- Newspaper frequency
- #391 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 60
- Chinese reading
- dài — Chinese character page
Words with 待
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 期待 | きたい kitai | expectation; anticipation; hope |
| 招待 | しょうたい shoutai | invitation |
| 待機 | たいき taiki | standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert |
| 待つ | まつ matsu | to wait |
| 待遇 | たいぐう taiguu | treatment; reception; service |
| 接待 | せったい settai | entertainment (of guests; esp. in the corporate world); treating (to food and drinks); wining and dining |
| 待ち | まち machi | waiting; waiting time |
| 待望 | たいぼう taibou | waiting expectantly; waiting eagerly; looking forward to |
| 虐待 | ぎゃくたい gyakutai | abuse; ill-treatment; maltreatment |
| 待ち伏せ | まちぶせ machibuse | ambush; lying in wait for an ambush |
| 待ち望む | まちのぞむ machinozomu | to wait eagerly for; to look forward to |
| 心待ち | こころまち kokoromachi | anticipation; expectation |
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