Ichidan verb, transitive verb

  1. to await, to wait for, to expect.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
 
 
待ち受ける まちうける
 
 
待受ける まちうける

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)
accept, undergo, answer (phone)
う.ける ジュ じょ (3rd, N3)
paw radical
wa-shaped crown radical (no. 14)
ベキ (Kentei 1)
or again, furthermore, on the other hand
また ユウ やす (8th, N1)