The first #kanji for today is #待. It’s made of #ぎょうにんべん（彳） and 寺.
ぎょうにんべん（彳） indicates association with “going” and “walking.”
So I’m picturing a boy walking back and forth in a temple （寺）, waiting for his girlfriend to come!
Meaning: to wait
Reading: タイ、ま
待機（タイキ）する: to stand by, to be on call
待遇（タイグウ）: treatment, reception, service, pay
期待（キタイ）: expectation(s), anticipation, hope(s)
招待（ショウタイ）: (an) invitation
接待（セッタイ）: (corporate) entertainment, a reception
虐待（ギャクタイ）: cruel treatment, ill-treatment, abuse
待つ（まつ）: to wait
待ち時間（まちジカン）: waiting time, latency
待ち合わせ（まちあわせ）: an arrangement to meet, an appointment
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