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waiting room
A room where people wait, typically found in hospitals, clinics, stations, or offices.
病院の待合室で順番を待った。
I waited my turn in the hospital waiting room.
待合室には雑誌が置いてある。
There are magazines placed in the waiting room.
駅の待合室で電車を待った。
I waited for the train in the station's waiting room.
待合室はとても混んでいて、座る場所がなかった。
The waiting room was very crowded and there was no place to sit.
歯医者の待合室で名前を呼ばれるのを待っている。
I'm waiting to be called by name in the dentist's waiting room.
WORD FORMATION:
待ち合い (waiting together) + 室 (room)
WHERE FOUND:
- 病院の待合室 - hospital waiting room
- 歯医者の待合室 - dentist's waiting room
- 駅の待合室 - station waiting room
- 空港の待合室 - airport lounge
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 待合室で待つ (to wait in the waiting room)
- 待合室に入る (to enter the waiting room)
- 待合室が混んでいる (the waiting room is crowded)
SIMILAR WORDS:
- ロビー - lobby (hotel, building)
- 控え室 - green room, backstage waiting area
- 待合 - traditional Japanese tea house (different usage)