待まち合あい

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.

• 古ふるい文ぶん面めんで「駅えき前まえで待まち合あいする」とあれば、駅えき前まえで待まち合あわせるという意い味みです。

  If older wording says “machiai at the station front,” it means to meet by appointment in front of the station.

noun

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.

• 茶ちゃ会かいの客きゃくは待まち合あいで席せき入いりの案あん内ないを待まった。

  The guests at the tea gathering waited in the waiting area until they were shown into the tea room.

noun

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)

• 診しん察さつの順じゅん番ばんが来くるまで、待まち合あいでお待まちください。

  Please wait in the waiting area until it is your turn to be seen.

noun

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)

• 時じ代だい小しょう説せつの「待まち合あい」は、待まち合あい茶ぢゃ屋やの略りゃくで、男だん女じょの密みっ会かいや酒しゅ席せきの場ばを指さすことがある。

  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.