ロビー

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Common wordJLPTN4Freq.FrequencyTop 10,000

Meanings

1

Refers to a spacious entrance hall or waiting area in hotels, theaters, offices, and similar buildings.

ロビーにはソファが置おいてある。

There are sofas in the lobby.

〈場ば所しょ〉のロビーで待まつto wait in the lobby of a place
ホテルのロビーで友ゆう人じんを待まった。
I waited for my friend in the hotel lobby.
ロビーで待まち合あわせるto meet up in the lobby
8時じにロビーで待まち合あわせましょう。
Let's meet up in the lobby at eight o'clock.
ロビーに集あつまるto gather in the lobby
参さん加か者しゃは全ぜん員いんロビーに集あつまった。
All the participants gathered in the lobby.

エントランス
エントランス refers to the entrance area itself, while ロビー refers to the larger waiting or gathering space just inside.
待まち合あい室しつN2
待合室 is a smaller, purely functional waiting room, whereas ロビー is a larger, more open public space often used for socializing too.
ホール
ホール is a large hall used for events or gatherings, while ロビー is specifically the entrance/waiting area of a building.
コンコース
コンコース is the wide, thoroughfare-like open area of a station or airport where crowds pass through, while ロビー is a smaller waiting or entrance area of a building such as a hotel or office.

ロビイスト
ロビイスト means a person who lobbies, while ロビー refers to a physical lobby or waiting area in a building, despite the similar sound.

Borrowed from English 'lobby'.