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Meanings
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priority seat; courtesy seat
Seats on trains, buses, etc. reserved for the elderly, disabled, pregnant women, and those with small children. Often marked with a special sign.
Priority seats on trains are for the elderly and people with disabilities.
Please turn off your mobile phone near the priority seats.
Usage patterns
- 優先席に座るto sit in a priority seat
Since I was pregnant, I was allowed to sit in the priority seat.
- 〈人〉に優先席を譲るto give up one's priority seat for someone
I gave up my priority seat for an elderly person.