待まち合あわせ

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Common wordJLPTN3Freq.FrequencyTop 10,000

Meanings

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).

明日あしたの待まち合あわせは駅えきの改かい札さつ前まえで。
Tomorrow's meeting is in front of the station ticket gate.
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.

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Usage patterns

〈人ひと〉と待まち合あわせをするto arrange to meet up with someone
友とも達だちと待まち合あわせをした。
I arranged to meet up with a friend.
〈場ば所しょ〉で待まち合あわせをするto meet up at a place
駅えき前まえで待まち合あわせをすることにした。
We decided to meet up in front of the station.
待まち合あわせに遅おくれるto be late for a meeting
電でん車しゃが遅おくれて、待まち合あわせに遅おくれてしまった。
The train was delayed, so I ended up being late for our meeting.

Kanji

待wait, depend on
合fit, suit, join

Related words

約やく束そくN5
約束 is a general promise or arrangement of any kind, while 待ち合わせ specifically means agreeing to meet someone at a set time and place.
会かい合ごうN3
会合 is a formal gathering, often for business or official purposes, whereas 待ち合わせ is a casual, personal meeting between individuals.
待まち合あい
待ち合わせ is the everyday word for arranging to meet someone, while 待合 is an old-fashioned or literary term for the same idea and can carry a romantic or secret nuance.

Don't confuse with

待まち伏ぶせN1
待ち合わせ means a prearranged, friendly meeting, while 待ち伏せ means lying in ambush to surprise or attack someone.
待まち受うけ
待ち受け means waiting for or expecting something (or a phone's standby screen), while 待ち合わせ specifically means arranging to meet someone at a place and time.
持もち合あわせ
待ち合わせ (meeting up with someone) is easily confused with 持ち合わせ (things/money on hand) because they sound and look similar but have completely unrelated meanings.

Counted with

件けんN2
待ち合わせ (meeting arrangements) can occasionally be counted with 件 like reservations or appointments, though it's usually not counted at all.

Word family

待まち合あわせ場ば所しょ
meeting place; rendezvous point

Written forms

待まち合あわせUsage92%
Standard kanji spelling; high priority.
待まちあわせUsage7%
search-only kanji form
Search-only mixed kanji-kana form.
待合まちあわせUsage1%
search-only kanji form
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.

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'.