待 — wait, depend on

まつ待 wait

まつ

U+5F85 Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard. Freq #391 Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common. Heisig #944 Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories.

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Meanings

wait
depend on

Readings

On'yomi: たい tai
Kun'yomi: ま ma

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ま ma Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

待(ま) つ matsu to wait お待(ま) ち omachi waiting (polite) 待(ま) ち machi waiting 待(ま) たす matasu to keep waiting 待(ま) ち合(あ) わせ machiawase rendezvous 待(ま) ち時(じ) 間(かん) machijikan waiting time 待(ま) ち受(う) ける machiukeru to await 待(ま) たせる mataseru to keep (a person) waiting

たい tai On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

期(き) 待(たい) kitai expectation 期(き) 待(たい) 感(かん) kitaikan sense of anticipation 待(たい) 機(き) taiki standby 待(たい) 望(ぼう) taibou long-awaited 招(しょう) 待(たい) shoutai invitation 接(せっ) 待(たい) settai reception 優(ゆう) 待(たい) yuutai preferential treatment 虐(ぎゃく) 待(たい) gyakutai abuse

まち machi

待(まち) 合(あい) machiai rendezvous 待(まち) 合(あい) 室(しつ) machiaishitsu waiting room

Words by frequency and grade

27 words

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