Illustration: At a small udon counter, a customer sits with chopsticks still in their paper sleeve and an empty place in front of him. Across the counter, the cook lifts noodles from a steaming pot toward a waiting bowl, making the expected meal clearly imminent.

JLPT N2nounLevel estimated by Bebop

待まち

machi

waiting

Often used in compounds and polite expressions. Note written by AI.

Example sentences

  1. ちょい待まち！

    Hold on a bit!

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  2. みなさんの率直そっちょくな声こえをお待まちしています。

    We welcome honest feedback from everyone.

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  3. 少々しょうしょうお待まち下ください。

    Please wait a moment.

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Kanji in 待

  • 待wait; depend onOnタイKunまつ

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