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KanjiN4Grade 3 · 小39 strokesRadical 彳#391 in newspapers

待 · wait, depend on

待 is a kanji meaning wait, depend on. It has 9 strokes and is on the JLPT N4 list.

On'yomi · from Chinese

  • タイtai

Kun'yomi · Japanese

  • まつmatsu
  • -まち-machi

Practise the N4 kanji

In 第10巻 JLPT N4, a chapter at a time, with their words. Chapter 1 is free.

Words that use 待 · 11 in our JLPT lists

Words that use 待
WordReadingMeaningLevel
待つまつto waitN5
招待しょうたいinvitationN4
期待きたいexpectation, anticipation, hopeN3
お待たせしましたおまたせしましたSorry to have kept you waitingN2
待合室まちあいしつwaiting roomN2
待ち合わせるまちあわせるto rendezvous, to meet at a prearranged place and timeN2
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More words that use 待
WordReadingMeaningLevel
待遇たいぐうtreatment, receptionN1
待望たいぼうlong-expected, waitingN1
待ち合わせまちあわせappointmentN1
待ち遠しいまちどおしいlooking forward toN1
待ち望むまちのぞむto look anxiously for, to wait eagerly forN1

Example sentence

待ってあげる。

まってあげる

I'll wait for you.

Readings and meanings: KANJIDIC2 · Words: JMdict · © EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Stroke order: KanjiVG (Ulrich Apel and contributors, CC BY-SA 3.0) · JLPT levels: Jonathan Waller, tanos.co.uk (CC BY), unofficial · Sentence: Tatoeba #137941 (CC BY 2.0 FR) · All sources · This page's kanji and word data is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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