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Kanji 待: meanings, readings, and example words.

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Kanji 待: wait, depend on

Key takeaways

Kanji 待: wait, depend on. Readings and core meaning.

See vocabulary and examples below.

Kanji at a glance

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Meaning

waitdepend on

On reading

タイ

Kun reading

ま.つ-ま.ち

Radical

Core meaning / core image

Core meaning: 待

wait, depend on

Kanji structure breakdown

Structure breakdown

彳 + 寺

Mnemonic story

Mnemonic story

Imagine someone pacing back and forth (彳) in front of a temple (寺) while waiting for someone. It represents the act of waiting or looking forward to something with expectation.

On'yomi and kun'yomi

On reading

タイ
  • 待遇たいぐう

    treatment / reception / conditions

  • 待望たいぼう

    eager expectation / long-awaited

  • 期待きたい

    expectation / hope / anticipation

  • 招待しょうたい

    to invite someone

Kun reading

ま.つ
  • 待ち合わせまちあわせ

    meeting / appointment / rendezvous

  • 待ち遠しいまちどおしい

    looking forward to / eagerly awaiting

  • 待ち望むまちのぞむ

    to wait eagerly / to look forward to

  • 待合室まちあいしつ

    waiting room

  • 待ち合わせるまちあわせる

    to meet at a planned place/time

  • 待つまつ

    to wait

Commonly used words

  • 待遇
    たいぐう

    treatment / reception / conditions

  • 待望
    たいぼう

    eager expectation / long-awaited

  • 期待
    きたい

    expectation / hope / anticipation

  • 招待
    しょうたい

    to invite someone

  • 待ち合わせ
    まちあわせ

    meeting / appointment / rendezvous

  • 待ち遠しい
    まちどおしい

    looking forward to / eagerly awaiting

  • 待ち望む
    まちのぞむ

    to wait eagerly / to look forward to

  • 待合室
    まちあいしつ

    waiting room

  • 待ち合わせる
    まちあわせる

    to meet at a planned place/time

  • 待つ
    まつ

    to wait

Example sentences

Example 1

会社の遇が良いです。

Translation

The company's treatment is good.

Example 2

従業員の遇を改善する。

Translation

Improve the treatment of employees.

Example 3

望の新作が発売された。

Translation

The long-awaited new work was released.

Example 4

彼の帰国は望だった。

Translation

His return was eagerly awaited.

Kanji 待: wait, depend on | Daily Nihongo