Word Meaning 待ち伏せ

まちぶせ machibuse

待ち伏せ is read as まちぶせ (machibuse) and means ambush.

Meaning

English

ambush
lying in wait for an ambush

Reading

Kana

まちぶせ

Romaji

machibuse

Writing Variants

待ちぶせ まちぶせ machibuse
待伏せ まちぶせ machibuse

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 20 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper grade Kanken 3級 Rank 7850 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

待ち伏せる

まちぶせる

to ambush

待ち合わせ

まちあわせ

appointment

待遇

たいぐう

treatment

待ち兼ねる

まちかねる

to wait impatiently for

待避線

たいひせん

siding

待機施設

たいきしせつ

quarantine facility

待ち状態

まちじょうたい

waiting state

待遇表現

たいぐうひょうげん

attitudinal expression (indicating the speaker's respect, contempt, etc. for the listener or the person being discussed)

待避所

たいひじょ

turnout

待てば甘露の日和あり

まてばかんろのひよりあり

good things come to those who wait

待避

たいひ

taking refuge and waiting (for the danger to pass)

待降節

たいこうせつ

Advent

Example Sentences

彼を待ち伏せる一計を案じた。

He has a plan to ambush him.

ここは待ち伏せするには、もってこいの場所だよ。

It's the perfect place for an ambush.

江枫の召使いは江枫を殺すために十二支の動物を雇った。彼らは江枫と江枫の妻、月奴を待ち伏せした。

Jiang Feng's servant hired the "Twelve Zodiacs" to kill him. They ambushed him and his wife Yuenu.