風待ち

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
かざ
Grade: 2

Grade: 3
kun'yomi

From (かざ) (kaza, wind, compounding form) + () (machi, waiting, (れん)(よう)(けい) (ren'yōkei, stem or continuative form) of the verb () (matsu, to wait)).

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) ざまち [kàzámáchí] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ka̠za̠ma̠t͡ɕi]

Noun

(かざ)() • (kazamachi

  1. (of ships) waiting for a favorable wind for departure

Verb

(かざ)()する • (kazamachi surusuru (stem (かざ)() (kazamachi shi), past (かざ)()した (kazamachi shita))

  1. (of ships) to wait for a favorable wind for departure
Conjugation

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
かぜ
Grade: 2

Grade: 3
kun'yomi

From (かぜ) (kaze, wind) + () (machi, waiting, (れん)(よう)(けい) (ren'yōkei, stem or continuative form) of the verb () (matsu, to wait)).

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) ぜまち [kàzémáchí] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ka̠ze̞ma̠t͡ɕi]

Noun

(かぜ)() • (kazemachi

  1. (of ships) waiting for a favorable wind for departure
Derived terms
  • 風待月(かぜまちづき) (kazemachi-zuki)
  • 風待草(かぜまちぐさ) (kazemachi-gusa)

Verb

(かぜ)()する • (kazemachi surusuru (stem (かぜ)() (kazemachi shi), past (かぜ)()した (kazemachi shita))

  1. (of ships) to wait for a favorable wind for departure
Conjugation

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN