Word Meaning 待合

まちあい machiai

待合 is read as まちあい (machiai) and means area where guests gather before the start of a tea ceremony.

Meaning

English

  1. area where guests gather before the start of a tea ceremony
  2. meeting place for assignations, drinking, etc.
  3. waiting room
  4. rendezvous
  5. meeting
  6. assignation

Reading

Kana

まちあい

Romaji

machiai

Writing Variants

  • 待ち合い まちあい machiai
  • 待合い まちあい machiai

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 15 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Rank 14269 Priority C

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

待合室

まちあいしつ

waiting room

待合政治

まちあいせいじ

back-room political dealing

待合所

まちあいじょ

waiting room

待合茶屋

まちあいぢゃや

meeting place for assignations, drinking, etc.

合理的期待形成仮説

ごうりてききたいけいせいかせつ

rational expectations hypothesis

合理的期待仮説

ごうりてききたいかせつ

rational expectations hypothesis

待機

たいき

quarantine

待望

たいぼう

long-awaited

Example Sentences

10

He looked around the waiting room.

The waiting room is empty.

There are five patients in the waiting room.

He's sitting in the waiting room.

Please wait in the waiting room.

Wait in the waiting room.

The waiting room was completely empty.

Tom is sitting alone in the waiting room.

Please wait in the waiting room until the inspection results are ready.

The waiting room was so noisy that I couldn't hear my name called.