JLPT N4
待
Wait
Onyomi
タイ (tai)
Kunyomi
ま・つ (ma-tsu)
🧠 Memory Mnemonic
🔍 Radical Breakdown
彳 (stride/walk radical) + 寺 (temple)
📖 Mnemonic Story
Picture yourself by the side of a solemn **temple** (寺), in a perpetual state of **striding** (彳) back and forth, unable to settle. You're impatiently *waiting* for someone, your legs constantly moving, perhaps pacing a worn path in the dust as the hours slowly tick by. Oh, the agony of *waiting*!
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Quick Hint:
Pacing by temple
Essential N4 Vocabulary
待つ
まつ
To wait
待合室
まちあいしつ
Waiting room
招待
しょうたい
Invitation
Kanji Practice Quiz
Verify your memory for "待"
バスを ＿＿＿＿＿。
🎉 正解 / Correct!
解説: 「待つ」は「まつ」と読みます。
English: 'To wait' is read as 'matsu'.
English: 'To wait' is read as 'matsu'.
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