控え室

• 読み: ひかえしつ
• ローマ字: hikaeshitsu
• 漢字の分解: 控 (hikae) — hold back, refrain, wait; 室 (shitsu) — room, chamber
• 発音: /hi.ka.e.ɕi.tsɯ/

意味

Waiting room; anteroom; green room. A room where people wait before an event or appointment.

A noun combining 控え (hikae, reserve/waiting) with 室 (shitsu, room). Used for backstage waiting areas for performers, rooms where guests wait before ceremonies, or spaces where participants prepare before events. In television studios, it refers to the green room. Different from 待合室 (machiaishitsu), which is for general public waiting areas like clinics.

例文

1. 出演者は控え室でリハーサルの準備をしていた。
2. 結婚式の控え室で花嫁が最終チェックをした。
3. 面接の前に控え室で待つように言われた。

使い方ガイド

場面: events, television, ceremonies

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

From Japanese: 控え (hikae, from 控える, to hold back/wait) + 室 (shitsu, Sino-Japanese for room). A room designated for holding back or waiting.

文化的背景

時代: Modern

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal