Kanji
N4 9 strokes Grade 3 freq #391

wait, depend on

On'yomi (音読み)

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

Radical (部首)

step gyōninben

Others with this radical

On'yomi compounds (音読み)

expectation; anticipation
invitation
treatment; reception
entertainment (of guests; esp. in the corporate world); treating (to food and drinks)
sense of anticipation; feeling of expectation
abuse; ill-treatment
standing by; awaiting an opportunity
waiting expectantly; waiting eagerly
siding; sidetrack
preferential treatment; hospitality

Kun'yomi words (訓読み)

waiting; waiting time
to wait
to keep (a person) waiting
to await; to wait for
anticipation; expectation
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for)
rendezvous; meeting
to keep (a person) waiting
to wait eagerly for; to look forward to
longed-for; anxiously awaited

Example sentences

It is expected that he will succeed in the examination.

He hoped to succeed.

He was kind enough to invite me.

He always invited me to his dinner parties.