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Kanji Detail for 待 - "to wait, to await"

待

  • Meaning

    待 means "to wait, to await." Also associated with to treat.

    1. Wait - To remain in expectation.

    2. Await - To wait for; to expect.

    3. Treat - To entertain guests; to show hospitality.

  • Words using 待

    • 期待 きたい Listen expectation; anticipation; hope
    • 待遇 たいぐう Listen treatment; reception; service
    • 接待 せったい Listen entertainment (of guests; esp. in the corporate world); treating (to food and drinks); wining and dining
    • 期待感 きたいかん Listen sense of anticipation; feeling of expectation; feeling of hope
    • 虐待 ぎゃくたい Listen abuse; ill-treatment; maltreatment
    • 待望 たいぼう Listen waiting expectantly; waiting eagerly; looking forward to
    • 待機 たいき Listen standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
    • 待ち まち Listen waiting; waiting time; wait tile

  • Four-character idioms with 待

    • 官官接待 かんかんせったい Listen bureaucrats entertaining bureaucrats using public funds

  • Tattoo check: 待

    • Verified meaning: to wait, to await
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Also carries these associations: to treat

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    wait; depend on

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    treat, entertain, receive; wait

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    to stay; to remain

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    to entertain, to receive, to treat; to delay, to wait

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    To wait. Such as 等待. | To treat. Such as 接待, 招待.

  • Onyomi

    tip

    tai(タイ) タイ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    machi(まち) まち

    matsu(まつ) まつ

  • Strokes

    tip

    9 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    彳 (gyonimben)

  • Related Keywords

    to wait to await to treat expect anticipate delay endure entertain hospitality linger patience pause persevere remain stay tarry

Sentences including 待

  • He kept me waiting for a long time.

  • Will you wait for us at the station?

  • Be waiting here until he comes.

  • You may invite whoever you like.

  • I counseled her to wait a little longer.

  • You'll have to wait.

  • That's the man i've been waiting for a week.

  • I expect much of him.

  • I invited jane to dinner.

  • I waited for ten minutes.

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