待つ

• 読み: まつ
• ローマ字: matsu
• 漢字の分解: 待 (tai/ma) — to wait, to await
• 発音: /ma.tsɯ/

意味

To wait; to await. Used for waiting for people, events, or things to happen.

A Group 1 (godan) verb that conjugates with the つ ending (待って, 待った, 待ちます). Extremely common in everyday situations — waiting for someone, waiting in line, or waiting for a train. The て-form 待って is often used as a casual 'wait!' or 'hold on!'

例文

1. バス停でバスを待っています。
2. ちょっと待ってください。
3. 三十分も待ちました。

使い方ガイド

場面: daily life, transportation, appointments

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

The kanji 待 combines 彳 (to go) and 寺 (temple), originally suggesting standing at a path near a temple, waiting. The meaning of patient anticipation has remained since classical Japanese.

文化的背景

時代: Ancient

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal