待
待 — wait, depend on
- JLPT
- JLPT N4
- Strokes
- 9
- Taught in
- School year 3
- Frequency
- #391 most common
Readings
On'yomi came with the character from Chinese; kun'yomi is the native Japanese word it was borrowed for. A dot marks where okurigana takes over, a hyphen marks a prefix or suffix position.
- On'yomi
-
- たい tai
- たい tai
- Kun'yomi
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- ま.つ ma.tsu
- -ま.ち -ma.chi
- ま.つ ma.tsu
Words that use 待
A kanji is worth learning for the words it unlocks. These are from the JLPT vocabulary lists.
- 待つ まつ to wait JLPT N5
- 招待 しょうたい invitation JLPT N4
- 期待 きたい expectation JLPT N3
- お待たせしました おまたせしました thank you for waiting JLPT N2
- お待ちどおさま おまちどおさま I'm sorry to have kept you waiting JLPT N2
- 待合室 まちあいしつ waiting room JLPT N2
- 待ち合わせる まちあわせる to rendezvous JLPT N2
- 待遇 たいぐう treatment JLPT N1
- 待望 たいぼう waiting expectantly JLPT N1
- 待ち合わせ まちあわせ appointment JLPT N1