待機児童

Reading

Kana: たいきじどう

Romaji: taikijidou

Definition

noun

1

child on waiting list (kindergarten, school, etc.)

Kanji

待

Readings: タイ、 ま.つ、 -ま.ち

Meanings: wait, depend on

機

Readings: キ、 はた

Meanings: loom, mechanism, machine, airplane, opportunity, potency, efficacy, occasion

児

Readings: ジ、 ニ、 ゲイ、 こ、 -こ、 -っこ

Meanings: newborn babe, child, young of animals

童

Readings: ドウ、 わらべ

Meanings: juvenile, child