応 接 室(おうせつしつ)

おうせつしつ

noun

reception room; parlor

business building

1. reception room; parlor; sitting room for guests

A room in a home, office, or building designated for receiving and meeting with guests or visitors.

応接室(おうせつしつ)でお待(ま)ちください。

Please wait in the reception room.

お客(きゃく)さまを応接室(おうせつしつ)にご案内(あんない)した。

I showed the guest to the reception room.

社長(しゃちょう)が応接室(おうせつしつ)で取引先(とりひきさき)と打(う)ち合(あ)わせをしているので、終(お)わるまで入(はい)らないでください。

The president is having a meeting with a client in the reception room, so please don't go in until they're finished.

Composed of 応接(おうせつ) (reception, receiving guests) + 室(しつ) (room). Found in offices, larger homes, and institutional buildings. In a Japanese office, the 応接室(おうせつしつ) is typically furnished with sofas and a coffee table, separate from the open workspace.

Common collocations

応接室(おうせつしつ)に案内(あんない)する: to show someone to the reception room
応接室(おうせつしつ)で待(ま)つ: to wait in the reception room
応接室(おうせつしつ)のソファー: reception room sofa
応接室(おうせつしつ)に通(とお)す: to usher someone into the reception room

Similar words

会議室(かいぎしつ): meeting room, conference room — for internal meetings
待合室(まちあいしつ): waiting room — in hospitals, stations, etc.
客間(きゃくま): guest room — in a Japanese-style home
応接間(おうせつま): reception room — synonym, slightly more old-fashioned

Related Words

Compare: 会議室(かいぎしつ) (meeting room, conference room)

Compare: 待合室(まちあいしつ) (waiting room)

Compare: 客間(きゃくま) (guest room)

Compare: 応接間(おうせつま) (reception room)

Compare: 談話室(だんわしつ) (lounge)

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Added 2026.3.29 3:07 · Revised 2026.9.12 2:04

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