控え室

Japanese
Kanji in this term
控 室
ひか
Grade: S		 しつ
Grade: 2
yutōyomi
Alternative spelling
控室

Etymology

控(ひか)え (hikae, 連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb ひかえる (“to wait nearby”)) + 室(しつ) (shitsu, “room”)

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) ひかえ​しつ [hìkáéꜜshìtsù] (Nakadaka – [3])[1][2]
  • IPA(key): [çi̥ka̠e̞ɕi̥t͡sɨᵝ]

Noun

控(ひか)え室(しつ) • (hikaeshitsu) ←ひかへしつ (fikafesitu)?

  1. waiting room; anteroom
    来(らい)客(きゃく)の控(ひか)え室(しつ)
    raikyaku no hikaeshitsu
    waiting room for visitors
    ホテルの控(ひか)え室(しつ)
    hoteru no hikaeshitsu
    hotel lobby

References
  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
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