noun, takes する, transitive verb

  1. ambush, lying in wait for an ambush.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
 
待ち伏せ まちぶせ
 
 
 
待ちぶせ まちぶせ
 
待伏せ まちぶせ

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)
prostrated, bend down, bow
ふ.せる フク ふし (8th, N1)
human radical (no. 9)
dog
いぬ ケン (1st, N4)
large, big
ダイ おお- た (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
person
ひと ニン ジン (1st, N5)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)