1.
empty seat; vacant seat; unoccupied seat
A seat that is not occupied, available for use.
空席はありますか。
Are there any empty seats?
空席が見つかったら座ってください。
Please sit down if you find an empty seat.
飛行機に空席があるか確認した。
I checked if there were any available seats on the flight.
2.
vacancy; open position
Figuratively, an unfilled position or opening, such as in an organization or committee.
委員会に空席が出た。
A vacancy appeared on the committee.
役員の空席を埋める必要がある。
We need to fill the vacancy among the board members.
退職による空席の補充はまだ決まっていない。
The filling of the vacancy caused by the retirement has not been decided yet.
WORD STRUCTURE:
空 (empty, vacant) + 席 (seat)
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 空席がある - there is an empty seat
- 空席を探す - to look for an empty seat
- 空席待ち - waiting for a seat/vacancy
- 空席状況 - seat availability
ANTONYM:
- 満席 - fully booked, no seats available
RELATED WORDS:
- 空き席 - empty seat (same meaning, different reading)
- 空き - vacancy, opening
- 欠員 - vacancy (in personnel)