What does 待つ mean in Japanese?

待つ (まつ) means "to wait" in Japanese.

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Q: How do you use 待つ in a sentence?

友達を駅で待つことにしました。 (ともだちをえきでまつことにしました。) — I decided to wait for my friend at the station.

Kana: まつ

to wait

⛩️ Japanese Level 1 🏃 Actions & Verbs

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友達を駅で待つことにしました。

ともだちをえきでまつことにしました。

I decided to wait for my friend at the station.

What 待つ means

待つ (まつ) is a Japanese word meaning “to wait”. It belongs to the Actions & Verbs topic and appears at Level 1, so it is one of the words worth learning early when you study Japanese.

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するする to do; to make 見るみる to look; to watch; to read 聞くきく to listen 書くかく to write 読むよむ to read 行くいく to go 来るくる to come 買うかう to buy 住むすむ to live (somewhere) 座るすわる to sit 帰るかえる to return; to go home できるできる can; to know how

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