待まち受うけるまちうけるCommon wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000ConjugationMeanings1ichidan verb, transitive verbawait; wait for; expectImplies waiting with readiness or anticipation, often for something that will come to you. More literary or formal than 待つ.彼かれは駅えきで友とも達だちを待まち受うけていた。He was waiting for his friend at the station.