待合する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 待合する | 待合しない |
| Polite | 待合します | 待合しません |
| Past polite | 待合しました | 待合しませんでした |
| Past | 待合した | 待合しなかった |
| Te-form | 待合して | 待合しないで |
| Desire | 待合したい | 待合したくない |
| Potential | 待合できる | 待合できない |
| Passive | 待合される | 待合されない |
| Causative | 待合させる | 待合させない |
| Causative passive | 待合させられる | 待合させられない |
| Volitional | 待合しよう | |
| Polite volitional | 待合しましょう | |
| Imperative | 待合しろ | 待合するな |
| Conditional | 待合すれば | 待合しなければ |
| Tara conditional | 待合したら | 待合しなかったら |
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru'
rendezvous; arranged meeting; assignation
A noun or する-noun for meeting by prior arrangement. In ordinary modern conversation, 待ち合わせ is much more common; 待合 can sound old-fashioned or formal, and may also suggest a secret or romantic appointment in older contexts.
If older wording says “machiai at the station front,” it means to meet by appointment in front of the station.
tea-ceremony waiting area; place where guests gather before tea
A tea-ceremony term for the area where guests assemble and wait before entering the tea room.
The guests at the tea gathering waited in the waiting area until they were shown into the tea room.
waiting room; waiting area
An abbreviation of 待合室. Often used for the waiting area in places such as clinics, hospitals, stations, and offices.
See also: 待合室 (まちあいしつ)
Please wait in the waiting area until it is your turn to be seen.
assignation house; meeting place for drinking or secret meetings
Archaic abbreviation of 待合茶屋, a place used for assignations, entertainment, drinking, and similar meetings. Mostly encountered in historical or literary contexts.
See also: 待合茶屋 (まちあいぢゃや)
In historical fiction, 待合 may be short for 待合茶屋 and refer to a place for secret meetings between men and women or for drinking parties.
meeting place for assignations, drinking, etc.