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Kanji Information Sheet for 待 ( PDF version )
Bushu (Radical) Info: 彳 (ぎょうにんべん) – going man
Henshall Mnemonic: wait at temple beside road
Levels: JLPT N4 | JLPT 3 (old) | Grade 3
Frequency: #391 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Frequency: #391 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
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JLPT N5 Words
JLPT N3 Words
- 招待 [しょうたい]
(n,vs) invitation [K] [D] [Jisho] - 期待 [きたい]
(n,vs) expectation; anticipation; hope [K] [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 待合室 [まちあいしつ]
(n) waiting room [K] [D] [Jisho] - 待ち合わせる [まちあわせる]
(v1) to rendezvous; to meet at a prearranged place and time [K] [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 待ち望む [まちのぞむ]
(v5m) to look anxiously for; to wait eagerly for [K] [D] [Jisho] - 待遇 [たいぐう]
(n) treatment; reception [K] [D] [Jisho] - 待望 [たいぼう]
(n) expectant waiting [K] [D] [Jisho] - 待ち遠しい [まちどおしい]
(adj) looking forward to [K] [D] [Jisho] - 待ち合わせ [まちあわせ]
(n) appointment [K] [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 待ち伏せ [まちぶせ]
(n) performing an ambush [K] [D] [Jisho] - 待機 [たいき]
(n,vs) alert; standby; await an opportunity; wait for orders [K] [D] [Jisho] - 待合 [まちあい]
(n) meeting; meeting place; geisha entertaining room [K] [D] [Jisho] - 接待 [せったい]
(n,vs) (1) reception; welcome; serving (food); (2) business entertainment [K] [D] [Jisho] - 心待ち [こころまち]
(n) anticipation; expectation [K] [D] [Jisho] - 歓待 [かんたい]
(n) warm reception; friendly reception [K] [D] [Jisho] - 期待感 [きたいかん]
feeling of expectation [K] [D] [Jisho] - 虐待 [ぎゃくたい]
(n,vs) ill-treatment; oppression [K] [D] [Jisho] - 待たす [またす]
(v5s) to keep (a person) waiting [K] [D] [Jisho] - 待たせる [またせる]
(v1) to keep (a person) waiting [K] [D] [Jisho] - 待ち [まち]
(n,n-suf) waiting; waiting time [K] [D] [Jisho] - 待ち兼ねる [まちかねる]
(v1) to wait impatiently for [K] [D] [Jisho] - 待ち構える [まちかまえる]
(v1) to lie in wait; to be on the watch for [K] [D] [Jisho] - 待ち受ける [まちうける]
(v1) to await; to expect [K] [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
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 the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.