JLPT N4 · 9 strokes
Kanji 待: "wait, depend on"
The kanji 待 means "wait, depend on". It is written with 9 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N4, read タイ in on'yomi and ま.つ, -ま.ち in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
タイ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
ま.つ-ま.ち
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | wait, depend on |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 9 |
| JLPT level | N4 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 3 |
| Frequency rank | 391 of 2,501 |
Common words with 待
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 待つto wait · to await; to look forward to; to anticipate
- 期待expectation; anticipation; hope · promising; rising; up-and-coming
- 待機standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert · quarantine
- お待たせしましたthank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
- 招待invitation
- 待ち合わせappointment
- 待ち構えるto lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
- 待ち受けるto await; to wait for; to expect
- 待ちwaiting; waiting time · wait tile; tile which would complete one's hand
- 待遇treatment; reception; service · working conditions; salary; pay; remuneration
- 待ち伏せambush; lying in wait for an ambush
- 招待状(written) invitation; letter of invitation
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