待合室

Japanese

Kanji in this term
待	合	室
ま(ち) Grade: 3	あ(い) Grade: 2	しつ Grade: 2
kun'yomi		kan'on

Alternative spelling
待ち合い室

Etymology

Compound of 待(ま)ち合(あ)い (machiai, 連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 待(ま)ち合(あ)う (machiau)) + 室(しつ) (-shitsu, “room”).

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) まちあいしつ [màchíáꜜìshìtsù] (Nakadaka – [3])^[1]^[2]^[3]
IPA^(key): [ma̠t͡ɕia̠iɕi̥t͡sɨ]

Noun

待(まち)合(あい)室(しつ) • (machiaishitsu) ^{←まちあひしつ (matiafisitu)^?}

waiting room, waiting area
Synonyms: 休憩室 (kyūkeishitsu), ラウンジ (raunji), 控え室 (hikaeshitsu)
- 1939, Osamu Dazai, Zakyō ni arazu [No kidding]‎^[2]:
  
  私(わたし)は待(まち)合(あい)室(しつ)のベンチに腰(こし)をおろして、にやりと笑(わら)う。
  Watashi wa machiaishitsu no benchi ni koshi o oroshite, niyari to warau.
  I sat on a bench in a waiting room and grinned.

Descendants

→ Korean: 대합실(待合室) (daehapsil)^[4]

References

^ Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2011), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Seventh edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
^ CHO Eui-sung (2001) “우리말에 들어온 일본말 [urimare deureoon ilbonmal, Japanese words that have entered Korean]”, in Cho's Lab of Korean Language‎^[1]

Korean

Hanja in this term
待	合	室

Noun

待合室 • (daehapsil) (hangeul 대합실)

hanja form^? of 대합실 (“waiting room”)

[SMK7-1] Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2011), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Seventh edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

[DJR-2] Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

[NHK-3] NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN

[4] CHO Eui-sung (2001) “우리말에 들어온 일본말 [urimare deureoon ilbonmal, Japanese words that have entered Korean]”, in Cho's Lab of Korean Language‎^[1]

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