Moto 待ち構える (まちかまえる)to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for)
- to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for)Ichidan verb, transitive verb
Kanji in 待ち構える
- 待Wait; Depend OnRead with its kun'yomi here · JLPT N4
- 構Posture; Build; PretendRead with its kun'yomi here · JLPT N3
Words that share its kanji
- 期待きたいexpectation; anticipation
- 招待しょうたいinvitation
- 待遇たいぐうtreatment; reception
- 接待せったいentertainment (of guests; esp. in the corporate world); treating (to food and drinks)
- 期待感きたいかんfeeling of expectation
- 虐待ぎゃくたいabuse; ill-treatment
- 待望たいぼうwaiting expectantly; waiting eagerly
- 待機たいきstanding by; awaiting an opportunity
- 構造こうぞうstructure; construction
- 機構きこうmechanism; organization
- 構想こうそうplan; plot
- 構成こうせいcomposition; construction
- 構築こうちくconstruction; building
- 構図こうずcomposition
- 結構けっこうsplendid; nice
- 構内こうないpremises; grounds
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