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待
Meanings
Wait, Depend On
Radicals
彳
Decomposition
⿰彳寺
Etymology
Ideographic: To welcome someone arriving 彳 at the royal court 寺
Writing Practice
Stroke
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Stroke Order
1
diagonal
right-to-left
2
diagonal
right-to-left
3
vertical
bottom-right-to-top-left
4
horizontal
bottom-right-to-top-left
5
vertical
right-to-left
6
horizontal
bottom-right-to-top-left
7
horizontal
bottom-right-to-top-left
8
hook
bottom-right-to-top-left
9
dot
bottom-right-to-top-left
On'yomi
(Chinese reading)
タイ
tai
Kun'yomi
(Japanese reading)
ま
ma
Words Using This Kanji
204 words total
ま
(1 words)
Other
(203 words)
待ち
まち
waiting
待たす
またす
to keep (a person) waiting
待った
まった
false start of a bout
待たせる
またせる
to keep (a person) waiting
待ちかね
まちかね
long-awaited
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