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)
On the noh stage, the waki usually sits at the waki-za (downstage left).
Standard kanji spelling for this noh term.
Katakana spelling sometimes used in noh contexts; reading is わきざ.
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.