待合室

Japanese

Kanji in this term
待	合	室
ま(ち) Grade: 3	あ(い) Grade: 2	しつ Grade: 2
kun'yomi		kan'on

Alternative spelling
待ち合い室

Etymology

Compound of 待(ま)ち合(あ)い (machiai, 連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 待(ま)ち合(あ)う (machiau)) + 室(しつ) (-shitsu, “room”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) まちあいしつ [màchíáꜜìshìtsù] (Nakadaka – [3])
• IPA^(key): [ma̠t͡ɕia̠iɕi̥t͡sɨ]

Noun

待(まち)合(あい)室(しつ) • (machiaishitsu) ^{←まちあひしつ (matiafisitu)?}

1. waiting room, waiting area

   Synonyms: 休憩室 (kyūkeishitsu), ラウンジ (raunji)

   • 1939, Osamu Dazai, Zakyō ni arazu [No kidding]‎^[2]:

     私(わたし)は待(まち)合(あい)室(しつ)のベンチに腰(こし)をおろして、にやりと笑(わら)う。

     Watashi wa machiaishitsu no benchi ni koshi o oroshite, niyari to warau.

     I sat on a bench in a waiting room and grinned.

Descendants

• → Korean: 대합실(待合室) (daehapsil)

Korean

Hanja in this term
待	合	室

Noun

待合室 • (daehapsil) (hangeul 대합실)

1. hanja form^? of 대합실 (“waiting room”)