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待
On'yomi
タイ
TAI
Kun'yomi
ま.つ・-ま.ち
matsu / machi
wait · depend on
Details
Strokes9
Frequency#391
Radical彳step(3)
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Strokes9
Component Breakdown
待=
彳寺
彳 + 寺
Cultural Context
Etymology
Composed of go and temple. Waiting at temple.
Symbolism
Wait, expectation, reception. Represents time and patience.
Words & Expressions
Four-Character Compounds
官官接待
かんかんせったい
bureaucrats entertaining bureaucrats using public funds; bureaucrats entertaining bureaucrats using public funds
Proverbs & Idioms
果報は寝て待て
かほうはねてまて
Good fortune comes to those who sleep
Good things come to those who wait
Poetry
和歌（百人一首） (Waka (Hyakunin Isshu))
今こむと 言ひしばかりに 長月の 有明の月を 待ちいでつるかな
Poem #21 from Hyakunin Isshu
素性法師Sosei Hōshi
9th century和歌（百人一首） (Waka (Hyakunin Isshu))
小倉山 峰のもみぢ葉 心あらば 今ひとたびの みゆき待たなむ
Poem #26 from Hyakunin Isshu
貞信公Teishin Kō
10th century