楽屋(がくや)

がくや
noun
dressing room; backstage; green room
entertainmentbuilding
1. dressing room; backstage area; green room
the room or area where performers prepare, rest, and wait before and after appearing on stage
楽屋(がくや)で着替(きが)える。
I change clothes in the dressing room.
楽屋(がくや)に花束(はなたば)が届(とど)いた。
A bouquet arrived at the dressing room.
出番(でばん)前(まえ)に楽屋(がくや)で練習(れんしゅう)する。
I practice in the dressing room before my turn.
2. behind the scenes; insider knowledge
the inner workings or secrets not visible to the public
楽屋(がくや)話(ばなし)を聞(き)かせてください。
Please tell me some behind-the-scenes stories.
楽屋(がくや)裏(うら)を知(し)ると幻滅(げんめつ)するかも。
Knowing what goes on behind the scenes might disillusion you.
楽屋(がくや)落(お)ちのジョークで笑(わら)った。
We laughed at the inside joke.

Forms

楽(がく) (music, entertainment) + 屋(や) (room, building) → entertainment room

Compounds

  • 楽屋(がくや)話(ばなし) (behind-the-scenes story)
  • 楽屋(がくや)裏(うら) (behind the scenes, backstage secrets)
  • 楽屋(がくや)落(お)ち (inside joke, in-joke)
  • 楽屋(がくや)入(い)り (entering the dressing room/arriving at work)

Related words

Cultural note

楽屋(がくや)入(い)り originally meant arriving at the dressing room, but in entertainment industry jargon, it's used to mean arriving at work for the day.

Related Words

Related: 舞台裏(ぶたいうら) (behind the scenes)
Related: 控(ひか)え室(しつ) (waiting room (for waiting, not preparing))
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Added 2026.1.26 13:46 · Revised 2026.9.4 21:31
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