Word Meaning 待ちかね

まちかね machikane

待ちかね is read as まちかね (machikane) and means waiting impatiently.

Meaning

English

  1. waiting impatiently
  2. long-awaited
  3. long-waited-for

Reading

Kana

まちかね

Romaji

machikane

Writing Variants

  • 待ち兼ね まちかね machika ne
  • 待兼 まちかね machikane
  • 待兼ね まちかね machika ne

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 16 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Rank 120662 Priority S

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

待つ

まつ

to wait

待ち

まち

wait tile

待たせる

またせる

to keep (a person) waiting

待たす

またす

to keep (a person) waiting

待ちわびる

まちわびる

to be tired of waiting

待ちぼうけ

まちぼうけ

waiting in vain

待ち時間

まちじかん

waiting time

待ち人

まちびと

person being waited for

待ち明かす

まちあかす

to wait all night

待の先

たいのせん

seizing the initiative by counterattacking

待ち画

まちが

standby screen (on a mobile phone)

Example Sentences

1

He could no longer wait and so went home.