Vocab Info

A2 Noun, する-verb

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

    Dictionary Definition

    1. Noun, する-verb

      1. 1.

        rendezvous, meeting, assignation

    2. Noun

      1. 2.

        area where guests gather before the start of a tea ceremony

      2. 3.

        waiting room

        Abbreviation,

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      3. 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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    • 駅(えき)で友達(ともだち)と待(ま)ち合(あ)いをする。

      I will meet up with my friend at the station.

      • N1
    • 待(ま)ち合(あ)いをするカップルを尾行(びこう)する。

      Tailing a couple who are meeting up.

      • N1
    • 待(ま)ち合(あ)いは、待(ま)ち合(あ)い茶屋(ぢゃや)の略語(りゃくご)だと聞(き)きました。

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

      • N1
    • 病院(びょういん)の待(ま)ち合(あ)いは診察(しんさつ)を待(ま)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)のために客(きゃく)が待(ま)ち合(あ)わせをしたり身支度(みじたく)を整(ととの)えたりする施設(しせつ)が待(ま)ち合(あ)いだ。

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

      • N1
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