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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.
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)