待 合 室(まちあいしつ)

まちあいしつ

noun

waiting room

1. waiting room

A room where people wait, typically found in hospitals, clinics, stations, or offices.

病院(びょういん)の待合室(まちあいしつ)で順番(じゅんばん)を待(ま)った。

I waited my turn in the hospital waiting room.

待合室(まちあいしつ)には雑誌(ざっし)が置(お)いてある。

There are magazines placed in the waiting room.

駅(えき)の待合室(まちあいしつ)で電車(でんしゃ)を待(ま)った。

I waited for the train in the station's waiting room.

待合室(まちあいしつ)はとても混(こ)んでいて、座(すわ)る場所(ばしょ)がなかった。

The waiting room was very crowded and there was no place to sit.

歯医者(はいしゃ)の待合室(まちあいしつ)で名前(なまえ)を呼(よ)ばれるのを待(ま)っている。

I'm waiting to be called by name in the dentist's waiting room.

Forms

待(ま)ち合(あ)い (waiting together) + 室(しつ) (room)

Where found

病院(びょういん)の待合室(まちあいしつ) - hospital waiting room
歯医者(はいしゃ)の待合室(まちあいしつ) - dentist's waiting room
駅(えき)の待合室(まちあいしつ) - station waiting room
空港(くうこう)の待合室(まちあいしつ) - airport lounge

Common collocations

待合室(まちあいしつ)で待(ま)つ (to wait in the waiting room)
待合室(まちあいしつ)に入(はい)る (to enter the waiting room)
待合室(まちあいしつ)が混(こ)んでいる (the waiting room is crowded)

Similar words

ロビー - lobby (hotel, building)
控(ひか)え室(しつ) - green room, backstage waiting area
待合(まちあい) - traditional Japanese tea house (different usage)

Related Words

Related: 待(ま)つ (to wait)

Compare: 控(ひか)え室(しつ) (waiting room for a scheduled turn)

Compare: ロビー (lobby)

Related: 待(ま)ち合(あ)わせ (meeting up)

Related: 待(ま)ち時間(じかん) (waiting time, wait time)

Compare: 診察室(しんさつしつ) (examination room)

Compare: 応接室(おうせつしつ) (reception room)

Compare: 談話室(だんわしつ) (lounge)

Compare: 出発(しゅっぱつ)ロビー (departure lobby)

Compare: ラウンジ (lounge)

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Added 2026.1.19 15:02 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01

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