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    3. 待たせる

    待たせる

    待また​せ​る​

    to keep (a person) waiting

    KMT7News #18+1Verb, TransitiveDaily LifeKanji Vocab17 strokes

    またせる

    Verb, Transitive

    1.
    to keep (a person) waiting

    Stroke 0 / 17

    Speed1.0x

    ごめん、待またせてしまったね。

    Sorry, I kept you waiting.

    KMT6Daily LifeEmotions & Psychology
    お客きゃく様さまを待またせるのは失しつ礼れいだ。

    It's rude to keep customers waiting.

    KMT7Daily LifeBusiness & Finance
    病びょう院いんでは、予よ約やくしていても待またされることが多おおい。

    At hospitals, you often get kept waiting even with an appointment.

    KMT7Daily LifeMedicine & Health
    会かい議ぎの開かい始しが遅おくれ、参さん加か者しゃを待またせてしまった。

    The start of the meeting was delayed, and I kept the participants waiting.

    KMT7Daily LifeWork & Career
    彼かれの到とう着ちゃくが遅おくれ、私わたしたちは長ちょう時じ間かん待またされることになった。

    His arrival was delayed, and we ended up being kept waiting for a long time.

    KMT8Daily LifeEmotions & Psychology

    Characters that make up this word

    待
    ま.つ・-ま.ち…(3)
    wait・depend on
    Kanji
    た
    ta
    Kana
    せ
    se
    Kana
    る
    ru
    Kana
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