Meaning of 待ち惚け(まちぼうけ) in Japanese

Reading and JLPT level 待ち惚け, 待ちぼうけ

Kana Reading まちぼうけ

Romaji machibōke

Examples of 待ち惚け, 待ちぼうけ, まちぼうけ in a sentence

彼はポールがまちぼうけをくわせたのだと悟った。

He realized Paul had stood him up.
ジムは映画に行く約束をしたガールフレンドに待ちぼうけをくわされ、雨の中を一時間も待たされて頭にきている。

Jim's angry because his date for the movie stood him up and he wasted an hour waiting for her in the rain.

惚

11 strokes

fall in love with, admire, grow senile

On'Yomi: コツ

Kun'Yomi: ほけ.る, ぼ.ける, ほ.れる

待 JLPT 4

9 strokes

wait, depend on

On'Yomi: タイ

Kun'Yomi: ま.つ, -ま.ち

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