salon; saloon; reception room
A room or establishment for social gatherings, receiving guests, or providing services such as beauty treatments. Covers both the physical room and the business type.
from French
She runs a small salon in the city center.
We met up while having tea in the hotel salon.
She runs a beauty salon.
I go to that salon every month to get my nails done.
He opened a new hair salon near the station.
hair salon
beauty salon; esthetic salon
social; sociable; conversational · exclusive; cliquish; insider
luxury train car; saloon car
Borrowed from French 'salon', likely via English. The word entered Japanese in the late 19th to early 20th century, originally referring to European-style social gathering rooms.