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    3. 待機

    待機

    待たい機き

    standing by

    KMT6News #13+1CoreNoun, Participle, Verb, IntransitiveDaily LifeKanji Vocab25 strokes

    たいき

    Noun, Participle, Verb, Intransitive

    1.
    standing by, awaiting an opportunity, being on alert
    2.
    quarantine

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    飛ひ行こう機きは離り陸りくのため、滑かっ走そう路ろで待たい機きしています。

    The airplane is standing by on the runway for takeoff.

    KMT4Travel & TransportationDaily Life
    緊きん急きゅう事じ態たいに備そなえて、救きゅう急きゅう隊たい員いんが待たい機きしています。

    Emergency personnel are on standby in case of an emergency.

    KMT6Medicine & HealthDaily Life
    顧こ客きゃくからの電でん話わにすぐ対たい応おうできるよう、オペレーターが待たい機きしています。

    Operators are on standby to respond immediately to customer calls.

    KMT6Daily LifeWork & Career
    プロジェクトの開かい始しを待たい機きしている間あいだ、別べつのタスクを進すすめています。

    While awaiting the start of the project, I am proceeding with other tasks.

    KMT6Work & CareerDaily Life
    新しん型がたウイルスの感かん染せん拡かく大だいを防ふせぐため、入にゅう国こく者しゃはホテルで2週しゅう間かん待た機いきする必ひつ要ようがあります。

    To prevent the spread of the new virus, entrants must quarantine in a hotel for two weeks.

    KMT7Medicine & HealthTravel & Transportation

    Kanji that make up this word

    待
    ま.つ・-ま.ち…(3)
    wait・depend on
    機
    はた…(1)
    loom・mechanism・machine・airplane・opportunity…(3)
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