楽屋|がくやgakuya[0]heiban (flat)

1. noundressing room; green room; backstage
   それから二に階かいの楽屋がくやに歩あるいていきました。↗

   Then I walked upstairs to the dressing rooms.
2. nounbehind the scenes; the inside; inside affairs

• Synonym出演者控え室NeutralA plainly worded term for a performers' waiting room, often seen on signs; unlike 「楽屋」 it has no behind-the-scenes or inside-story sense.
• RelatedドレッシングルームNeutralLoanword for a room to change clothes or put on makeup, including one at home; 「楽屋」 is the backstage area of a theater or studio and can also mean inside affairs.
• Related支度部屋したくべやNeutralA room where actors or sumo wrestlers prepare to go on; the standard term in sumo, while 「楽屋」 is mostly used for theaters and TV stations.
• Antonym舞台ぶたいNeutralAntonym: the area where performers face the audience; 「楽屋」 is the preparation space behind it.

Use 「楽屋」 for backstage at a theater or TV station, and for the behind-the-scenes or inside-story sense. 「ドレッシングルーム」 covers changing and makeup rooms, including at home; 「支度部屋」 is the usual term in sumo; 「出演者控え室」 appears on signs; 「舞台」 is the stage itself.

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1. 雅楽ががくを演奏えんそうする場所ばしょ。
2. 能楽のうがく・芝居しばいなどで、舞台ぶたいの背後はいごにある席せき。役者やくしゃが休息きゅうそくしたり衣装いしょうを着きたりする所ところ。
3. （比喩的ひゆてきに）内情ないじょう。内幕うちまく。