General noun for the act of waiting or a waiting period. Also used as a suffix in compounds like 順番待ち (waiting one's turn).
After a long wait, my turn finally came.
There's always a line to wait at this restaurant.
wait tile; tile needed to win
Mahjong term: the tile that would complete a hand. Often used in phrases like 待ちが広い (having many possible wait tiles).
I declared riichi, and my wait tile was the three of characters.
Right now I'm waiting for my boss's reply.
This shape has many possible winning tiles, which is advantageous.
待ち (waiting) and 町 (town) are pronounced identically as まち but are completely unrelated words distinguished only by kanji and context.
Noun form of the verb 待つ (to wait), derived from the continuative stem (連用形).
waiting in vain; being stood up
wait eagerly for; look forward to
waiting for a favorable wind
arrange to meet; meet up; rendezvous
person being waited for; the awaited one · person who waits; waiter
wait impatiently for; look forward to eagerly
waiting for someone
waiting in place of someone else
attendant's waiting room
waiting for a call on livestream · waiting for an assault from another party
waiting for performers to exit; stage-door waiting
waiting for customers
sitting while waiting; eighteen-day-old moon
standby screen; wallpaper (on a mobile phone)
waiting knight; knight placed to block the king's escape