Word Meaning 待つ身は長い

まつみはながい matsumi ha nagai

待つ身は長い is read as まつみはながい (matsumi ha nagai) and means a watched pot never boils.

Meaning

English

  1. a watched pot never boils

Reading

Kana

まつみはながい

Romaji

matsumi ha nagai

Stroke Sequence

6 Characters • 30 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Rank 39490 Priority G

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

身長

しんちょう

height (of body)

長身

ちょうしん

tall figure

高身長

こうしんちょう

large statured

低身長

ていしんちょう

short stature

待設ける

まちもうける

to expect

待受画像

まちうけがぞう

standby image (on a mobile phone)

待期療法

たいきりょうほう

palliative treatment

待針

まちばり

marking pin

待機児童

たいきじどう

child on the waiting list (for a kindergarten, nursery school, etc.)

細長い

ほそながい

long and narrow

身震い

みぶるい

shivering (with cold)