EntryCommon
  1. Ichidan verb, Transitive verb

    to wait impatiently for

    私は彼女の到着を待ちかねていた。
    I was impatient for her arrival.

Also written 待ち兼ねる【まちかねる】

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Characters in this word

2
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

wait, depend on

Kun
ま.つ-ま.ち
On
タイ
Strokes
9
Taught
Grade 3
JLPT
N4
Frequency
391 of 2500
Radical
step
WaniKani
Level 12

Built from

Used in names as

まちまつ

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
1-3-6SKIP code
3i6.4The Kanji Dictionary
2424.1Four corner code
2048deroo
5f85Unicode hex code
1-34-52JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1609Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1741New Nelson (John Haig)
364New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
434Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
269Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
323Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
879Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
944Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
374A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
785Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
611Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
10085Morohashi
337A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
452Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
459Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
271sakade
171Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
357henshall3
336Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
366crowley
195Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
3.14busy_people
626Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
888Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
dai4Pinyin reading
daeKorean reading
n4JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
12WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

concurrently, and, beforehand, in advance

Kun
か.ねる-か.ねる
On
ケン
Strokes
10
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N1
Frequency
1164 of 2500
Radical
eight
WaniKani
Level 40

Built from

Used in names as

かね

Dictionary and index codes (31)
CodeReference
2-3-7SKIP code
2o8.1The Kanji Dictionary
8023.7Four corner code
964deroo
517cUnicode hex code
1-23-83JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
598Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
381New Nelson (John Haig)
2286New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2850Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1469Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1979Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1597Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1723Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1042A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1268Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
669Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1483Morohashi
850A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1081Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1129Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
769sakade
1078Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1307Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1324Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
765Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1611Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
jian1Pinyin reading
gyeomKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
40WaniKani level