Word Meaning 待ちに待つ

まちにまつ machinimatsu

待ちに待つ is read as まちにまつ (machinimatsu) and means to wait for a long time.

Meaning

English

  1. to wait for a long time
  2. to wait and wait
  3. to eagerly await

Reading

Kana

まちにまつ

Romaji

machinimatsu

Stroke Sequence

5 Characters • 24 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Rank 120319 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

待画

まちが

standby screen (on a mobile phone)

待った

まった

backsies (called when taking back a move in a game)