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How to say 'Eagerly awaited' in Japanese | 待ち遠しい

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The Japanese word for Eagerly awaited is 'Machidooshii', written as 待ち遠しい in Japanese.'Eagerly awaited' in hiragana is まちどおしい.

    word

    待ち遠しい

    Meaning

    Eagerly awaited

    Reading

    まちどおしい

    machidooshii

    Kanji

    待Wait 遠Far

    Explanation

    The Japanese adjective '待ち遠しい (まちどおしい)' conveys a sense of eager anticipation or longing for something that is expected to happen in the future. It is often used to describe feelings of excitement or impatience while waiting for a highly anticipated event, person, or thing. For example: I can't wait for the festival「祭りが待ち遠しい」(まつりがまちどおしい). The children are eagerly awaiting the summer vacation「子供たちは夏休みが待ち遠しい」(こどもたちはなつやすみがまちどおしい). This word is commonly used in contexts where the speaker is looking forward to something with great enthusiasm.

    Part Of Speech

    adjective

    Kanji JLPT

    N3

    Kanji Grade

    3

    Frequency

    5624

    Composition

    kanji-hiragana

    Handwriting

This word is an i-adjective. To learn how it transforms in different tenses and forms, explore all its conjugations.

Kanji in the Word 待ち遠しい

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    待

    Meaning

    Wait

  • kanji

    遠

    Meaning

    Far

Hiragana in the Word 待ち遠しい

This word contains 3 Hiragana characters :

  • hiragana

    ち

    Reading

    Chi

  • hiragana

    し

    Reading

    Shi

  • hiragana

    い

    Reading

    I

Words Related to 待ち遠しい Through the Kanji 待

These 9 Words contain the Kanji 待 as well.

  • word

    待つ

    Meaning

    Wait

  • word

    期待

    Meaning

    Expectation

  • word

    招待

    Meaning

    Invitation

  • word

    待ち合わせ

    Meaning

    Meeting

  • word

    待ち合わせる

    Meaning

    Meet

  • word

    虐待

    Meaning

    Abuse

  • word

    待合室

    Meaning

    Waiting room

  • word

    待ち望む

    Meaning

    Eagerly await

  • word

    待遇

    Meaning

    Treatment

Words Related to 待ち遠しい Through the Kanji 遠

These 5 Words contain the Kanji 遠 as well.

  • word

    遠く

    Meaning

    Far

  • word

    遠い

    Meaning

    Far

  • word

    遠慮

    Meaning

    Hesitation

  • word

    遠足

    Meaning

    Excursion

  • word

    永遠

    Meaning

    Eternity

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'Machidooshii' means 'Eagerly awaited' .

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