# 待 — Wait

Frequency rank 356 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Frequent enough that you will keep running into it once you read past headlines.

More common than 防 (Prevent), less common than 式 (Ritual).

- On’yomi: たい
- Kun’yomi: ま
- Radical: 彳 Step (Kangxi 60)
- Frequency path: Level III of XX

You loiter (彳) near a temple (寺) — standing outside the temple gates, you wait patiently for them to open.

In words:

- 待つ まつ — to wait
- 招待 しょうたい・する — to invite
- 待望 たいぼう — expectant waiting

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