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待ち合わせ (まちあわせ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Common word JLPT N3 Freq. Frequency Top 10,000 Meanings 1
noun
appointment ; meeting ; rendezvous
Refers to a prearranged meeting, especially the act of meeting at an agreed time and place. Often used in phrases like 待ち合わせ場所 (meeting place) or 待ち合わせ時間 (meeting time).
待ま
ち
合あ
わせ
時じ
間かん
に
遅おく
れ
そう
だ
。
I might be late for the meeting time.
Written forms 待ま ち 合あ わせ Usage 92%
Standard kanji spelling; high priority.
待ま ちあわせ Usage 7%
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Search-only mixed kanji-kana form.
待合まちあわ せ Usage 1%
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Search-only kanji form; not a standard modern spelling.
待ま ち 合あわ せ
Variant spelling with せ instead of わせ; less common but still used.
Similar words 約やく 束そく 約束 is a broader term for a promise or arrangement, while 待ち合わせ specifically refers to meeting someone at a set time and place.
会かい 合ごう 会合 is a formal gathering or assembly, often for business or official purposes, whereas 待ち合わせ is a casual or personal meeting.
Etymology Compound of 待ち (machi, 'waiting', the continuative form of 待つ matsu 'to wait') and 合わせ (awase, 'joining', the continuative form of 合わせる awaseru 'to join together'). Literally 'waiting and meeting'.
