満席(まんせき)

まんせき
noun, na-adjective
fully booked; no seats available
quantitydescriptive
1. fully booked; no seats available; full house
A state where all seats are occupied or reserved, commonly used for restaurants, theaters, flights, and similar venues.
レストランは満席(まんせき)で入(はい)れなかった。
The restaurant was fully booked and we couldn't get in.
今日(きょう)の便(びん)は満席(まんせき)です。
Today's flight is fully booked.
映画館(えいがかん)は週末(しゅうまつ)いつも満席(まんせき)だ。
The movie theater is always fully booked on weekends.

Etymology

満(まん) (full) + 席(せき) (seat)
Literally: "seats are full"

Common collocations

  • 満席(まんせき)になる - to become fully booked
  • 満席(まんせき)のため - because it's fully booked
  • ほぼ満席(まんせき) - almost fully booked

Similar words

Related words

満席(まんせき) vs 満員(まんいん):

  • 満席(まんせき) - specifically about seats being full (restaurants, flights, theaters)
  • 満員(まんいん) - about people capacity in general (trains, venues)

Related Words

Antonym: 空席(くうせき) (empty seat)
Compare: 満員(まんいん) (full capacity (general))
Related: 満室(まんしつ) (no vacancy (rooms))
Related: 予約済(よやくず)み (reserved)
Related: 完売(かんばい) (sold out)
Related: 立(た)ち見(み) (standing room only)
Related: 相席(あいせき) (sharing a table)
Compare: 全席(ぜんせき) (all seats)
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Added 2026.1.20 19:31 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01
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