楽屋(がくや)

がくや
noun
dressing room; backstage; green room
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.
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.
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.
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.

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

RELATED 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:

  • 舞台裏(ぶたいうら) (backstage, behind the scenes)
  • 控(ひか)え室(しつ) (waiting room)
  • グリーンルーム (green room)

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.

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Added 2026.1.26 13:46
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