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What is the Kanji for 'Wait'? | 待

If you are wondering what is the Japanese Kanji for 'Wait', you've come to the right place!

The Japanese Kanji for 'Wait' is 待.

    kanji

    Meaning

    Wait

    Reading

    kunyomi

    ma

    onyomiたい

    tai

    Parts

    Temple Stop

    Example Word

    待ち合わせる: meet. The Japanese verb '待ち合わせる (まちあわせる)' means 'to meet' or 'to arrange to meet'. It is commonly used when two or more people agree to meet at a specific time and place. This verb often implies a prearranged meeting rather than a chance encounter. For example: Let's meet at the station at 3 PM「3時に駅で待ち合わせましょう」(さんじにえきでまちあわせましょう). We arranged to meet in front of the cinema「私たちは映画館の前で待ち合わせた」(わたしたちはえいがかんのまえでまちあわせた). The verb is a combination of '待つ (まつ)' meaning 'to wait' and '合わせる (あわせる)' meaning 'to match' or 'to adjust', reflecting the idea of coordinating a meeting time and place.

    Radical

    Stroke Count

    9

    JLPT

    N4

    Grade

    3

    Frequency

    241

    Handwriting

Parts of the Kanji

If you visually break down this kanji, you can see it is made up of 2 parts:

    kanji

    Meaning

    Temple

    radical

    Meaning

    Stop

Words Using

This kanji is used in 10 words:

Kanji Related to Through the Part

These 6 kanji contain the part 寺 as well.

    kanji

    Meaning

    Time, Hour

    kanji

    Meaning

    Hold

    kanji

    Meaning

    Special

    kanji

    Meaning

    Equal

    kanji

    Meaning

    Poetry

    kanji

    Meaning

    Attend to, Samurai

Kanji Related to Through the Part

These 19 kanji contain the part 彳 as well.

    kanji

    Meaning

    After, Behind

    kanji

    Meaning

    Go

    kanji

    Meaning

    Duty

    kanji

    Meaning

    Follower, Junior

    kanji

    Meaning

    Law, Rhythm

    kanji

    Meaning

    Follow, Obey

    kanji

    Meaning

    Journey, Go on

    kanji

    Meaning

    Restore

    kanji

    Meaning

    Acquire

    kanji

    Meaning

    Virtue

    kanji

    Meaning

    Honorable, General honorific term

    kanji

    Meaning

    Third person pronoun, He

    kanji

    Meaning

    Levy, Symptom

    kanji

    Meaning

    Slight, Delicate

    kanji

    Meaning

    Penetrate, Go through

    kanji

    Meaning

    Slowly, Gradually

    kanji

    Meaning

    Path, Diameter

    kanji

    Meaning

    Subjugate

    kanji

    Meaning

    Circulate, Sequential

Learn the Kanji

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What does 待 mean?

待 means 'Wait'.

Japanese school students learn this kanji in Third Grade, while non-native learners often study it for the JLPT N4 exam.

To help you master this kanji, here's an interactive lesson where you'll practice its readings and meanings.