常じょう設せつ館かん

noun

permanent cinema; movie theater (building)

Refers to a dedicated, permanent building for showing films, as opposed to a temporary or traveling cinema. Often used in historical or formal contexts about early film exhibition venues.

See also: 映画館

• 日本にほん初はつの常じょう設せつ館かんは浅あさ草くさにできたと言いわれている。

  It is said that Japan's first permanent movie theater was built in Asakusa.