noun
downstage left (noh); waki's seat
In noh theater, the area downstage left where the secondary actor (waki) is often seated. A specialized term for noh stage positioning.
See also: 脇 (わき)
能舞台では、ワキは通常脇座に座る。
On the noh stage, the waki usually sits at the waki-za (downstage left).
脇 is the general word for 'side' or 'armpit'; 脇座 specifically refers to the downstage-left seating area in noh.
Compound of 脇 (waki, 'side', also the term for the secondary actor in noh) and 座 (za, 'seat'). The reading わきざ is a standard rendaku form.