How to say 'Waiting room' in Japanese | 待合室

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The Japanese word for Waiting room is 'Machiaishitsu', written as 待合室 in Japanese.'Waiting room' in hiragana is まちあいしつ.

word

待合室

Meaning

Waiting room

Reading

まちあいしつ

machiaishitsu

Kanji

待Wait 合Fit, Match 室Room

Explanation

The Japanese noun '待合室 (まちあいしつ)' refers to a 'waiting room', a place where people wait, typically in places like hospitals, clinics, train stations, or offices. It is a compound word formed from '待つ (まつ)' meaning 'to wait', '合う (あう)' meaning 'to meet', and '室 (しつ)' meaning 'room'. This term is commonly used in various formal and informal settings. Example sentences: Please wait in the waiting room「待合室で待ってください」(まちあいしつでまってください). The waiting room is crowded「待合室は混雑しています」(まちあいしつはこんざつしています).

Part Of Speech

noun

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

6129

Composition

kanji

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 待合室

This word contains 3 kanji characters:

kanji

待

Meaning

Wait

kanji

合

Meaning

Fit, Match

kanji

室

Meaning

Room

Words Related to 待合室 Through the Kanji 待

These 9 Words contain the Kanji 待 as well.

word

待つ

Meaning

Wait

word

期待

Meaning

Expectation

word

招待

Meaning

Invitation

word

待ち合わせ

Meaning

Meeting

word

待ち遠しい

Meaning

Eagerly awaited

word

待ち合わせる

Meaning

Meet

word

虐待

Meaning

Abuse

word

待ち望む

Meaning

Eagerly await

word

待遇

Meaning

Treatment

Words Related to 待合室 Through the Kanji 合

These 53 Words contain the Kanji 合 as well.

word

場合

Meaning

Case

word

合わせる

Meaning

Match

word

合格

Meaning

Pass

word

合う

Meaning

Fit, Match

word

付き合う

Meaning

Accompany, Date

word

結合

Meaning

Combination, Bonding

word

組合

Meaning

Union

word

都合

Meaning

Convenience, Circumstances

word

具合

Meaning

Condition

word

連合

Meaning

Alliance, Union

word

合わす

Meaning

Match, Adjust

word

合図

Meaning

Signal

word

合理

Meaning

Rationality

word

打ち合わせ

Meaning

Meeting

word

打ち合わせる

Meaning

Discuss

word

試合

Meaning

Match

word

付き合い

Meaning

Relationship, Association

word

合併

Meaning

Merger

word

合計

Meaning

Total

word

合同

Meaning

Joint, Combination

word

合理的

Meaning

Rational

word

合意

Meaning

Agreement

word

合成

Meaning

Synthesis, Combination

word

話し合う

Meaning

Discuss

word

知り合い

Meaning

Acquaintance

word

集合

Meaning

Gathering

word

合唱

Meaning

Chorus

word

話し合い

Meaning

Discussion

word

見合い

Meaning

Matchmaking

word

間に合わせる

Meaning

Make do

word

組み合わせ

Meaning

Combination

word

間に合う

Meaning

Suffice, Be in time

word

不合格

Meaning

Failure

word

似合う

Meaning

Suit

word

待ち合わせ

Meaning

Meeting

word

待ち合わせる

Meaning

Meet

word

問い合わせる

Meaning

Inquire

word

割合

Meaning

Proportion, Relatively

word

割合に

Meaning

Relatively

word

合衆

Meaning

Federation

word

知り合う

Meaning

Meet

word

複合

Meaning

Combination

word

組み合わせる

Meaning

Combine

word

統合

Meaning

Integration

word

総合

Meaning

Integration

word

合戦

Meaning

Battle

word

向き合う

Meaning

Face

word

隣り合う

Meaning

Adjacent

word

問い合わせ

Meaning

Inquiry

word

合い

Meaning

Mutual

word

合

Meaning

Combine

word

釣り合い

Meaning

Balance

word

釣り合う

Meaning

Balance

Words Related to 待合室 Through the Kanji 室

These 10 Words contain the Kanji 室 as well.

word

室

Meaning

Room

word

図書室

Meaning

Library

word

事務室

Meaning

Office

word

教室

Meaning

Classroom

word

室内

Meaning

Indoors

word

和室

Meaning

Tatami

word

洋室

Meaning

Western style

word

病室

Meaning

Hospital room

word

寝室

Meaning

Bedroom

word

控え室

Meaning

Waiting room

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