Word Meaning 待ちぼうけを食う

まちぼうけをくう machiboukeokuu

待ちぼうけを食う is read as まちぼうけをくう (machiboukeokuu) and means to go on waiting only to be disappointed.

Meaning

English

to go on waiting only to be disappointed
to wait in vain

Reading

Kana

まちぼうけをくう

Romaji

machiboukeokuu

Stroke Sequence

8 Characters • 36 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Rank 119219 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)