待
depend on, wait

Readings

On'yomi (音読み)

タイ

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

-ま.ちま.つ

Nanori (名乗り)

まちまつ

Stroke Order

9 / 9

Information

Grade:3
Strokes:9
JLPT:4
Frequency:391

Vocabulary

タイ

WordReadingMeaning
応待オウタイdealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
期待キタイexpectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
虐待ギャクタイabuse; ill-treatment; maltreatment; mistreatment; cruelty
招待ショウタイinvitation
待機タイキstanding by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert; quarantine

Other

WordReadingMeaning
招待しょうだいinvitation
心待ちこころまちanticipation; expectation
接待せったいentertainment (of guests; esp. in the corporate world); treating (to food and drinks); wining and dining
待ち遠しいまちどおしいlonged-for; anxiously awaited
待ち遠しいまちどうしいlonged-for; anxiously awaited

Visually Similar Kanji

These kanji are easily confused due to similar shapes

侍
samurai, serve, wait upon, waiter
Grade 8JLPT 1
特
special
Grade 4JLPT 4
徐
deliberately, gently, gradually, slowly
Grade 8JLPT 1
佳
beautiful, excellent, good, pleasing, skilled
Grade 8JLPT 1
往
before, chase away, formerly, going, journey, let go, travel
Grade 5JLPT 1
持
have, hold
Grade 3JLPT 4
供
accompany, offer, present, serve (meal), submit
Grade 6JLPT 3
行
act, bank, carry out, conduct, going, journey, line, row
Grade 2JLPT 5
寺
Buddhist temple
Grade 2JLPT 2
等
and so forth, class (first), equal, etc., quality, similar
Grade 3JLPT 3