Translation guide
A room for changing clothes, often in stores, theaters, or sports facilities. Japanese distinguishes between public fitting rooms, backstage dressing rooms, and locker rooms.
A small room or booth in a shop where customers try on clothes before buying.
Standard term for a fitting room in a clothing store. Literally 'try-on room'.
試着室はあちらです。
The fitting room is over there.
I'll try on this jacket in the fitting room.
Loanword from English, commonly used in fashion retail. Slightly more stylish or modern feel.
フィッティングルームはレジの隣です。
The fitting room is next to the cash register.
A room where actors, musicians, or dancers change costumes and apply makeup before a performance.
Traditional term for a backstage dressing room in theaters, TV studios, or concert halls. Also used for the communal area where performers wait.
楽屋でメイクを直します。
I'll fix my makeup in the dressing room.
楽屋に花が届いていました。
Flowers were delivered to the dressing room.
General waiting room or green room, used for performers or guests before an event. Less specific than 楽屋.
A room with lockers and benches where people change clothes for sports or swimming.
General term for a changing room in gyms, pools, schools, or workplaces. Often includes lockers.
更衣室で水着に着替えます。
I'll change into my swimsuit in the changing room.
ジムの更衣室にロッカーがあります。
There are lockers in the gym changing room.
A dedicated room or large closet for storing clothes and getting dressed, often attached to a bedroom.
Standard term for a walk-in closet. Often used in real estate and interior design.
寝室の隣にウォークインクローゼットがあります。
There's a walk-in closet next to the bedroom.
試着室 is only for trying on clothes in a store. 更衣室 is for changing clothes in facilities like gyms or pools. 楽屋 is specifically for performers backstage. Using the wrong term can cause confusion.
デパートの試着室でドレスを試着する。
Try on a dress in the department store fitting room.
プールの更衣室で着替える。
Change clothes in the pool changing room.
俳優が楽屋で休んでいる。
The actor is resting in the dressing room.
Although ドレッシングルーム sounds like 'dressing room', it usually refers to a room in a house or a backstage area, not a store fitting room. Use 試着室 or フィッティングルーム instead.
出演者は控え室で待機してください。
Performers, please wait in the dressing room.
Loanword emphasizing the locker aspect. Common in fitness clubs.
ロッカールームで着替えてからトレーニングを始めます。
I'll change in the locker room and then start my workout.
Loanword for a dressing room in a house, often implying a luxurious or spacious area. Less common than ウォークインクローゼット.
広いドレッシングルームに憧れます。
I dream of having a spacious dressing room.