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Grade Level: 3
JLPT Level: 3

Frequency: 391

Bushu (Radical) Info:
彳 (ぎょうにんべん)
going man

Henshall Mnemonic:
wait at temple beside road
Stroke Order Diagram (SOD): 9 Strokes



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On-Yomi Reading(s):
タイ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
ま.つ
-ま.ち
まち
まつ
English Meaning(s):
wait
depend on

Popular words and/or phrases using this kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view it in a new window. Click the [K] after each definition to look up that character at WWWJDIC; Click the [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other features exist, like sample usage, variations of the word, etc.)
  •   [かんたい]
    (n) warm reception; friendly reception [K] [D]
  •   [きたい]
    (n,vs) expectation; anticipation; hope [K] [D]
  •   [きたいかん]
    feeling of expectation [K] [D]
  •   [ぎゃくたい]
    (n,vs) ill-treatment; oppression [K] [D]
  •   [しょうたい]
    (n,vs) invitation [K] [D]
  • ち   [こころまち]
    (n) anticipation; expectation [K] [D]
  •   [せったい]
    (n,vs) (1) reception; welcome; serving (food); (2) business entertainment [K] [D]
  • たす   [またす]
    (v5s) to keep (a person) waiting [K] [D]
  • たせる   [またせる]
    (v1) to keep (a person) waiting [K] [D]
  • ち   [まち]
    (n,n-suf) waiting; waiting time [K] [D]
  • しい   [まちどおしい]
    (adj) looking forward to [K] [D]
  • ねる   [まちかねる]
    (v1) to wait impatiently for [K] [D]
  • える   [まちかまえる]
    (v1) to lie in wait; to be on the watch for [K] [D]
  • わせ   [まちあわせ]
    (n) appointment [K] [D]
  • わせる   [まちあわせる]
    (v1) to rendezvous; to meet at a prearranged place and time [K] [D]
  • ける   [まちうける]
    (v1) to await; to expect [K] [D]
  • せ   [まちぶせ]
    (n) performing an ambush [K] [D]
  • む   [まちのぞむ]
    (v5m) to look anxiously for; to wait eagerly for [K] [D]
  • つ   [まつ]
    (v5t) to wait [K] [D]
  •   [たいき]
    (n,vs) alert; standby; await an opportunity; wait for orders [K] [D]
  •   [たいぐう]
    (n) treatment; reception [K] [D]
  •   [まちあい]
    (n) meeting; meeting place; geisha entertaining room [K] [D]
  •   [まちあいしつ]
    (n) waiting room [K] [D]
  •   [たいぼう]
    (n) expectant waiting [K] [D]
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The SOD image used on this page is from the New Japanese-English Character Dictionary and the Kodansha Kanji Learners Dictionary (see http://www.kanji.org), and is used with the kind permission of Mr. Jack Halpern. This image must not be copied or used elsewhere without Mr Halpern's permission. Use of this image without permission is a violation of copyright laws.

The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.

If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit http://www.csse.monash.edu.au/~jwb/edict_doc.html#IREF05