noun, noun used as a suffix

  1. waiting, waiting time.
  2. Messages.mahj.wait tile, tile which would complete one's hand.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
待ち まち

Contained Kanji Breakdown

wait, depend on
ま.つ タイ まち (3rd, N4)
stop, linger, loiter
テキ たたず.む (Kentei 1)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)
human radical (no. 9)
Buddhist temple
てら ジ (2nd, N2)
soil, earth, ground
ド つち は (1st, N5)
measurement, tenth of a shaku, a little
スン す みき (6th, N1)