満を持する

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
まん
Grade: 4

Grade: 3
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
滿を持する (kyūjitai)

Alternative forms

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Etymology

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See (まん)() (man o jisu).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ma̠ɰ̃ o̞ d͡ʑisɨɾɯ̟]

Verb

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(まん)()する (man o jisurutransitive suru (stem (まん)() (man o jishi), past (まん)()した (man o jishita))

  1. to stand ready and have bow drawn[1]
  2. to wait for the perfect opportunity; to wait for the right time; to bide one's time[1]

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN