Hana no Nihongo

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Let’s learn Japanese kanji 待!

今回の漢字は『待』ですよ!

待つ - まつ to wait

待合室 - まちあいしつ waiting room

待ち合わせ - まちあわせ an appointment

待ち合わせ場所 - まちあわせばしょ meeting place

期待 - きたい expectation, anticipation, hope

待遇 - たいぐう treatment/reception/service received

接待 - せったい entertainment (of guests; esp. in the corporate world); treating someone (to food and drinks); wining and dining

接待費 - せったいひ entertainment expenses; expenses incurred during settai

招待状 - しょうたいじょう an official invitation/a written invitation 

招待講演者 - しょうたいこうえんしゃ  guest speaker; someone invited to speak at the event

待機する - たいきする to be on standby; to wait for an opportunity; to be ready on the waiting list (just in case an entry opens up)

待ち遠しい - まちどおしい a long-awaited; anxiously awaited

待ち惚け - なちぼうけ to wait in vain

虐待 - ぎゃくたい an abuse/ill treatment

虐待者 - ぎゃくたいしゃ an abuser

P.S. Don’t mistake this character for a very similar kanji meaning samurai! 😊

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