客席|きゃくせきkyakuseki[0]heiban (flat)

1. nounguest seating (e.g. theater, stadium); passenger seat (e.g. taxi)
   このお庭にわの方ほうにね。縁台えんだいを出だして客席きゃくせきを増ふやしたいんです。こんな感かんじに。↗

   In the garden, you know. I'd like to put out benches and increase the customer seating. Like this ...
2. nounaudience

• Related椅子いすNeutralA chair or seat in general, and by extension a post or position; 「客席」 is specifically the seats for guests or an audience in a theater, restaurant, etc.
• Related腰掛けこしかけNeutralA place to sit, such as a bench, also used figuratively for a temporary job; it does not specifically mean a seat reserved for guests.
• Antonym舞台ぶたいNeutralThe stage where a performance is given; the counterpart of 「客席」, where the audience sits.

Use 「客席」 for seats for guests or an audience in a theater, stadium, restaurant, etc.; 「椅子」 for chairs or seating in general, 「腰掛け」 for a place to sit such as a bench, and 「舞台」 for the stage where performers appear.

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1. 座席ざせきのうち客きゃくが座すわる席せき。特とくに劇場げきじょうなどで舞台ぶたいに対たいして観客かんきゃくが座すわる席せき。