待 — 9 strokes ／ Radical「彳」
道8Elementary year 3 ／ 9 strokes ／ Radical「彳」
- On
- タイたい · tai
- Kun
- ま(つ)ma(tsu)
- Meaning
- to wait
Stroke order
Origin
彳 (to go) + 寺 (sound) — going to meet someone and 'waiting'.
Readings and examples
| Onタイたいtai | 待機たいき待遇たいぐう期待きたい |
|---|---|
| Kunまつmatsu | 待つまつ待ち遠しいまちどおしい |
Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 期待きたい
expectation
- 待合室まちあいしつ
waiting room
- 招待しょうたい
- 待遇たいぐう
- 虐待ぎゃくたい
Example
ともだちを えきで 待つ。
I wait for my friend at the station.
Nearby characters
The line style shows how they connect
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Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)