(まんせき)

まんせき
noun/na-adjective
fully booked; no seats available
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)(はい)れなかった。
The restaurant was fully booked and we couldn't get in.
今日(きょう)便(びん)満席(まんせき)です。
Today's flight is fully booked.
映画館(えいがかん)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.

WORD STRUCTURE:
(まん) (full) + (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

ANTONYM:

  • 空席(くうせき) - empty seat, vacancy

RELATED WORDS:

  • 満員(まんいん) - full, packed (general capacity)
  • 予約(よやく)()み - reserved
  • 完売(かんばい) - sold out (tickets/products)

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)