Word Meaning 期待

きたい kitai

期待 is read as きたい (kitai) and means expectation.

Meaning

English

expectation
anticipation
hope
promising
rising
up-and-coming

Reading

Kana

きたい

Romaji

kitai

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 21 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Antonyms 失望 Rank 2297 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

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期待感

きたいかん

sense of anticipation

期待外れ

きたいはずれ

disappointment

期待通り

きたいどおり

as hoped for

期待にそう

きたいにそう

to live up to (one's) expectations

期待をかける

きたいをかける

to hang one's hopes on

期待権

きたいけん

expectant right (as opposed to a vested right)

期待値

きたいち

expected value

期待に適う

きたいにかなう

to live up to (one's) expectations

期待を寄せる

きたいをよせる

to pin one's hope on

こうご期待

こうごきたい

don't miss it

期待に応える

きたいにこたえる

to live up to expectations

期待収益

きたいしゅうえき

expected revenue

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