観 客 席(かんきゃくせき)

かんきゃくせき

noun

spectator seating; stands; audience seats

formal

1. spectator seating; audience seats

Seating area for spectators at sports events, concerts, theaters, and other performances.

観客席(かんきゃくせき)は満員(まんいん)だった。

The spectator stands were packed.

選手(せんしゅ)は観客席(かんきゃくせき)に向(む)かって手(て)を振(ふ)った。

The athlete waved to the spectator stands.

観客席(かんきゃくせき)から大(おお)きな歓声(かんせい)が上(あ)がった。

A great cheer rose from the stands.

Composition: 観客(かんきゃく) (spectator, audience) + 席(せき) (seat).

SYNONYMS/RELATED

スタンド: stands (English loanword, common for sports)
客席(きゃくせき): audience seats (more for theaters)
観覧席(かんらんせき): viewing seats (formal)

Types of seating

Usage

スポーツ観戦(かんせん): watching sports
コンサート: concerts
演劇(えんげき): theater
映画館(えいがかん): movie theaters (though 客席(きゃくせき) more common)

Common collocations

観客席(かんきゃくせき)が埋(う)まる (the stands fill up)
観客席(かんきゃくせき)から声援(せいえん)を送(おく)る (to cheer from the stands)

Related Words

Related: 観客(かんきゃく) (spectator)

Synonym: スタンド (stands)

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Added 2026.1.19 8:54 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01

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