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待 = 寺 + 彳
待 is a Japanese kanji written with 9 strokes, listed here under the keyword “wait”. It is built from 寺 (buddhist temple) and 彳 (step). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 944.
- Keyword
- wait
- RTK frame
- 944
- Strokes
- 9
- On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
- タイ
- Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
- ま.つ, -ま.ち
- Script
- Japanese kanji
- Also known as
- ждать
- Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
- 待 treat
Decomposition
Primary decomposition
How to find 待 without knowing its reading
On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “buddhist temple” + “step”. 待 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.
Open 待 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.