待ち合わせ

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 待ち合わせ is read as まちあわせ and is an arrangement or appointment to meet someone at a set time and place.
• Basic usage: Use 待ち合わせの場所 for a designated meeting place and 明日の待ち合わせは午前十時 for setting tomorrow's meeting for ten in the morning.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Distinction between 待ち合わせ and 約束
  • The headword specifically concerns arranging to meet at a time and place, while the comparison term covers promises and appointments of many kinds.