控(ひか)え室(しつ)

ひかえしつ
noun
waiting room; green room
See also: 控室(ひかえしつ) (waiting room (variant))
1. waiting room; green room
A room where people wait before an event, meeting, or performance. Also refers to a green room for performers.
出番(でばん)まで控(ひか)え室(しつ)でお待(ま)ちください。
Please wait in the waiting room until your turn.
控(ひか)え室(しつ)に飲(の)み物(もの)が用意(ようい)してある。
Drinks are prepared in the waiting room.
出演者(しゅつえんしゃ)は控(ひか)え室(しつ)へお入(はい)りください。
Performers, please enter the green room.

控(ひか)え室(しつ) is a room where people wait before their turn — for meetings, interviews, performances, or appointments.

CONTEXTS:

  • 病院(びょういん)の控(ひか)え室(しつ): hospital waiting room
  • 面接(めんせつ)の控(ひか)え室(しつ): interview waiting room
  • 出演者(しゅつえんしゃ)の控(ひか)え室(しつ): green room for performers
  • 来客(らいきゃく)の控(ひか)え室(しつ): visitor waiting room

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 控(ひか)え室(しつ)で待(ま)つ: to wait in the waiting room
  • 控(ひか)え室(しつ)に案内(あんない)する: to show someone to the waiting room
  • 控(ひか)え室(しつ)に通(とお)す: to lead someone to the waiting room

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 楽屋(がくや): backstage dressing room (specifically for performers)
  • 待合室(まちあいしつ): waiting room (at a hospital or station — more general)
  • 控(ひか)え室(しつ): waiting room (more formal, for specific appointments or events)

Related Words

Related: 楽屋(がくや) (backstage dressing room)
general
Added 2026.1.19 8:36 · Revised 2026.3.29 16:30
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