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期待にかなう (きたいにかなう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

期き待たいにかなう

Meanings

1

expression, godan verb (-u)

live up to expectations; meet expectations

Used when someone or something fulfills what was hoped for or anticipated. Often appears in the negative form 期待にかなわない (fail to meet expectations).

彼かれの演えん奏そうは期き待たいにかなうものだった。
His performance lived up to expectations.
新しん製せい品ひん

が

消しょう

費ひ

者しゃ

の

期き

待たい

に

かなう

か

どう

か

が

鍵かぎ

だ

。

The key is whether the new product meets consumer expectations.

Written forms

期き待たいにかなう
Standard kanji spelling using かなう.
期き待たいに適かなう
Alternate kanji spelling using 適う, which emphasizes suitability or conformity.

Kanji

期period, time, date
待wait, depend on
適suitable, occasional, rare

Similar words

期き待たいに応こたえる
期待に応える also means 'to meet expectations', but it emphasizes actively responding to or fulfilling expectations, often with a nuance of effort or service. 期待にかなう is more about naturally matching or being in line with expectations.

Etymology

Compound of 期待 (expectation) + に (particle) + かなう (to match, to suit). The verb かなう means 'to be in accord with' or 'to come true', and here it expresses that something aligns with what was expected.