同席

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: The spelling is 同席, read どうせき, and it combines 同, meaning together, with 席, meaning seat or occasion.
• Basic usage: 同席 is being present together with another person at a meeting, meal, discussion, or similar occasion.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Attendance at a formal discussion and supportive presence
  • The forms are 同席した and 同席して. A responsible staff member attends a contract discussion, while an acquaintance's presence offers reassurance at a first meeting.
• A contract representative and an acquaintance at an introduction
  • 契約の話し合いには担当者も同席した。 — The person in charge also attended the contract discussion.
  • 初対面の場に知人が同席してくれて安心した。 — I felt reassured because an acquaintance was present at the first meeting.