控ひかえ室しつ

ひ

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つ

Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

1

noun

A room where people wait before an appointment, performance, or meeting. 控室 is a common abbreviated spelling.

めん

接せつ

の

前まえ

に

控ひか

え

室しつ

で

しばらく

待ま

たさ

れ

た

。

I was made to wait for a while in the waiting room before the interview.

待まち合あい室しつ
待合室 is a general waiting room, often in stations or hospitals. 控え室 implies waiting for a specific purpose like a performance or meeting.

Compound of 控え (ひかえ, 'waiting, reserve') + 室 (しつ, 'room').