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waiting room, anteroom, backstage room
A room where people wait before an appointment, performance, or event. Used for guests at events, performers backstage, or visitors in offices.
控室でお待ちください。
Please wait in the waiting room.
出演者は控室にいる。
The performers are in the green room.
面接の前に控室で書類を確認した。
I checked my documents in the waiting room before the interview.
WORD FORMATION:
控え (waiting, reserve) + 室 (room) = waiting room
KANJI NOTE:
Also written as 控え室.
COMMON CONTEXTS:
- Theaters and concert halls (backstage green room)
- Offices and government buildings (visitor waiting area)
- Hospitals (examination waiting area)
- Weddings and formal events (guest preparation room)
- Sports venues (team room)
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 控室で待つ: to wait in the waiting room
- 来客用控室: guest waiting room
- 出演者控室: performer's green room