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 1960 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

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期待感

きたいかん

sense of anticipation

期待通り

きたいどおり

as hoped for

期待はずれ

きたいはずれ

disappointment

期待にかなう

きたいにかなう

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

期待を寄せる

きたいをよせる

to pin one's hope on

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

期待収益率

きたいしゅうえきりつ

expected rate of return

期待に沿う

きたいにそう

to live up to (one's) expectations

Example Sentences

期待しないでね。

Don't hold your breath.

期待しすぎるなよ。

Don't expect too much.

期待しない方がいいよ。

Don't get your hopes up.

期待外れの結果だった。

The result was disappointing.

これを期待していたんだ！

I was expecting it!

ご期待に添いかねます。

I'm sorry, but we cannot meet your requirements.

期待通り晴天となった。

As had been expected, the weather turned out to be very fine.

結果は期待外れだった。

The result proved disappointing.

彼の胸は期待に弾んだ。

His heart bounded with expectation.

あいつに期待し過ぎるな。

Don't expect too much of him.

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