Entry
  1. Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Godan verb with 'u' ending

    to live up to (one's) expectations; to meet expectations

    あなたの行為は私の期待にそわない。
    Your behavior does not come up to my expectations.

Also written 期待にそう【きたいにそう】期待に添う【きたいにそう】

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Characters in this word

3
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

period, time, date, term

On
Strokes
12
Taught
Grade 3
JLPT
N3
Frequency
117 of 2500
Radical
moon
WaniKani
Level 12

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (33)
CodeReference
1-8-4SKIP code
4b8.11The Kanji Dictionary
4782.0Four corner code
1946deroo
671fUnicode hex code
1-20-92JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
3785Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
4836New Nelson (John Haig)
1704New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2139Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1120Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1520Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1765Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1902Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
119A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1671Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
619Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
14378Morohashi
251A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
449Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
456Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
183sakade
614Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
269henshall3
394Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
247crowley
690Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1008Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1781Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
ji1, qi1, qi2Pinyin reading
giKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
12WaniKani level
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
沿
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

run alongside, follow along, run along, lie along

Kun
そ.う-ぞ.い
On
エン
Strokes
8
Taught
Grade 6
JLPT
N1
Frequency
1121 of 2500
Radical
water
WaniKani
Level 34

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (30)
CodeReference
1-3-5SKIP code
3a5.23The Kanji Dictionary
3816.0Four corner code
377deroo
6cbfUnicode hex code
1-17-72JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
2525Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
3096New Nelson (John Haig)
328New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
386Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
243Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
290Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
795Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
858Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1379A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1013Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
17260Morohashi
815A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1607Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1714Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1464Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
832henshall3
859Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1128Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1169Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
803Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
yan2, yan4Pinyin reading
yeonKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
34WaniKani level