待 – wait, depend on

9 strokesTaught in grade 3#391 in newspaper frequencyN5 vocabulary

The kanji 待 means wait, depend on. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is タイ (tai); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is ま.つ、-ま.ち (matsu, machi). It is written with 9 strokes, under radical 彳 (no. 60).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	タイ	tai
Kun’yomi	ま.つ	matsu
Kun’yomi	-ま.ち	machi

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 彳 (Kangxi radical 60). Components: 寸・土・彳.

Words using 待

待つまつto wait招待しょうたいinvitation期待きたいexpectation待合室まちあいしつwaiting room待ち合わせるまちあわせるto rendezvousお待たせしましたおまたせしましたthank you for waiting待遇たいぐうtreatment待望たいぼうwaiting expectantly待ち望むまちのぞむto wait eagerly for待ち合わせまちあわせappointment待ち遠しいまちどおしいlonged-for

Example sentences

しばらく電話を切らずにお待ちください。

Please hold the line a moment.

Tatoeba #216089

ご招待をありがとうございます。

Thank you for your invitation.

Tatoeba #146452

とにかく万事うまくいくように期待しよう。

Let's hope for the best anyway.

Tatoeba #200440

Kanji with the same radical

後得役復従彼徒徴徹律御徳微往径徐

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