Meanings
Noun
1. 待つこと。
2. 積極的に仕掛けず、相手の動きや好機を待つこと。
3. あらかじめ仕入れ、客が買うのを待つ商品。出来合いの品物。
4. 雅楽において舞いの動きに合わせて一拍子または二拍子待つ奏法。
5. 昔の狩りにおいて高い木のまたに横木をかけてその上で下を通る獲物が来るのを待ち、射ること。
Kanji used
wait
Pitch accent
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Used in vocabulary (81 in total)
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
to await; to expect
to wait eagerly for; to look forward to
to rendezvous; to meet at a prearranged place and time; to arrange to meet
to be tired of waiting; to wait impatiently
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
waiting impatiently for
to wait impatiently for
to get tired of waiting
to wait for a long time; to wait and wait; to eagerly await
waiting time; latency; standby time (e.g. cellular phones); queueing time
to be impatient for; to wait (anxiously) for; to eagerly look forward to; to long for
waiting for the traffic lights to change
waiting in vain
waiting; expectation; standby image (on a mobile phone); (phone) wallpaper
I'm sorry to have kept you waiting
waiting (e.g. at the stage door) for performers or celebrities to exit
to be tired of waiting; to wait impatiently
① 心の中で密かに期待して待つこと。
waiting impatiently for
to be impatient for; to wait (anxiously) for; to eagerly look forward to; to long for
① 不意を襲ったり驚かしたりするために隠れて待つこと。
to wait impatiently for
appointment
to rendezvous; to meet at a prearranged place and time; to arrange to meet
I'm sorry to have kept you waiting
to expect; to look for; to look forward to; to anticipate; to wait for
waiting for customers
to rendezvous; to meet at a prearranged place and time; to arrange to meet
waiting list (waiting for a cancellation)
long-awaited; long-waited-for; waiting impatiently
lay-over; stop-over
waiting for someone to arrive
waiting in vain
rendezvous; meeting; area where guests gather before the start of a tea ceremony; waiting room; (arch.) meeting place for assignations, drinking, etc.
to tire of waiting
waiting for favorable wind; waiting for favourable wind
attendant's waiting room
waiting (e.g. at the stage door) for performers or celebrities to arrive
to be tired of waiting; to wait impatiently
vehicle waiting to be hired
to wait in vain
to wait all day
I'm sorry to have kept you waiting
waiting for one tile to finish one's pair and one's hand; waiting for half of one's pair with four melds completed
waiting for the rising tide or a good opportunity
to be tired of waiting; to wait impatiently
I'm sorry to have kept you waiting
to get tired of waiting
festival associated with Shōmen Kongō; staying awake on the eve of the 57th day of the sexagenary cycle to prevent the three worms from reporting one's wrongdoings to the gods
to wait all night
stand-by (on an airplane)
sitting while waiting; (according to the lunar calendar) an eighteen-day-old moon
double-sided wait (for one's last tile); wait for either of two different tiles to complete a chow which will finish one's hand
moon-waiting party
waiting for the sun (traditional all-night event of worship and neighbourhood fellowship)
longed-for; anxiously awaited
waiting in vain
waiting (e.g. at the stage door) for performers or celebrities to arrive
waiting move
standby screen (on a mobile phone); (phone) wallpaper
to tire of waiting
standby image (on a mobile phone); (phone) wallpaper
long-awaited; eagerly awaited
standby screen (on a mobile phone); (phone) wallpaper
waiting in place of someone else
waiting list (waiting for someone to cancel)
wait to turn either of two pairs into a pung to finish one's hand
one-sided wait for the end tile of a three-in-a-row which will finish one's hand (i.e. for a 3 while holding 1-2, or for a 7 while holding 8-9)
wait for the middle tile of a three-in-a-row which will finish one's hand
wait to turn either of two pairs into a pung to finish one's hand
waiting for a call (e.g. on livestream); waiting for an assault from another party
wait to turn either of two pairs into a pung to finish one's hand
Examples (1 in total)
Tom is waiting for a tow truck.