Word Meaning 待ちぼうけ

まちぼうけ machibouke

待ちぼうけ is read as まちぼうけ (machibouke) and means waiting in vain.

Meaning

English

waiting in vain

Reading

Kana

まちぼうけ

Romaji

machibouke

Writing Variants

待ちぼけ まちぼけ machiboke
待ち惚け まちぼうけ machibouke
待ち惚け まちぼけ machiboke

Stroke Sequence

5 Characters • 22 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Rank 23782 Priority D

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

待ち受け

まちうけ

standby image (on a mobile phone)

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)

待ち遠しい

まちどおしい

longed-for

Example Sentences

ジムは映画に行く約束をしたガールフレンドに待ちぼうけをくわされ、雨の中を一時間も待たされて頭にきている。

Jim's angry because his date for the movie stood him up and he wasted an hour waiting for her in the rain.