ロビー

ろびー

noun

lobby

1. lobby; entrance hall; foyer

A large open area inside the entrance of a hotel, theater, office building, or other public building where people wait or gather.

ホテルのロビーで待(ま)ち合(あ)わせしよう。

Let's meet in the hotel lobby.

劇場(げきじょう)のロビーには大(おお)きなポスターが飾(かざ)られていた。

Large posters were displayed in the theater lobby.

チェックインまで時間(じかん)があったので、ロビーのソファーで本(ほん)を読(よ)んで過(す)ごした。

Since I had time until check-in, I spent it reading a book on the lobby sofa.

From English "lobby." Used almost exclusively for the physical space (entrance hall), not for political lobbying, which is expressed as ロビー活動(かつどう) or ロビイング.

Common collocations

ホテルのロビー: hotel lobby
ロビーで待(ま)つ: to wait in the lobby
ロビー活動(かつどう): lobbying (political)
一階(いっかい)ロビー: first-floor lobby
ロビーラウンジ: lobby lounge

Similar words

玄関(げんかん): entrance; entryway — the entrance area of a Japanese house, not a large public space
エントランス: entrance — the entrance area of a building, often overlaps with ロビー
待合室(まちあいしつ): waiting room — a smaller, designated room for waiting, unlike a large open lobby

Related Words

Compare: 玄関(げんかん) (entrance)

Compare: エントランス (entrance)

Compare: 待合室(まちあいしつ) (waiting room)

Compare: ラウンジ (lounge)

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