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A2 Noun, Suru verb

待合(まちあい)meeting place, assignation place, geisha entertaining room, teahouse, machiai

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    1. Noun, Suru verb

      1.

      rendezvous, meeting, assignation

    2. Noun

      2.

      area where guests gather before the start of a tea ceremony

    3. Noun

      3.

      waiting room

      Abbreviation,

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    4. Noun

      4.

      meeting place for assignations, drinking, etc.

      Archaic, Abbreviation,

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    All Forms

    待合 【まちあい】待ち合い 【まちあい】待合い 【まちあい】

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    Examples

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      (えき)友達(ともだち)()()いをする。

      I will meet up with my friend at the station.

      • N1

      ()()いをするカップルを尾行(びこう)する。

      Following a couple who are meeting up (in secret).

      • N1

      ()()いは、()()茶屋(ぢゃや)略語(りゃくご)だと()きました。

      I heard that 'waiting room' is an abbreviation for a 'rendezvous teahouse.' (a teahouse where people meet in secret)

      • N1

      病院(びょういん)()()いは診察(しんさつ)()っている患者(かんじゃ)でいっぱいです。

      The waiting area of the hospital is full of patients waiting for their examination.

      • N1

      茶会(ちゃかい)のために(きゃく)()()わせをしたり身支度(みじたく)(ととの)えたりする施設(しせつ)()()いだ。

      The waiting room is a facility where guests arrange meetings and prepare themselves for the tea ceremony.

      • N1
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