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映画館 (eigakan) Japanese meaning: movie theater | Kotomora

映えい画が館かん

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Common word›JLPTN5›

Meanings

1

movie theater; cinema

A building or venue where films are shown to an audience.

週しゅう末まつに友とも達だちと映えい画が館かんへ行いった。

I went to the movie theater with a friend on the weekend.

この映えい画が館かんは音おん響きょうがとても良よい。

This cinema has very good sound.

Usage patterns

〈人ひと〉が映えい画が館かんに行いくto go to the movie theater
週しゅう末まつに友とも達だちと映えい画が館かんに行いった。
I went to the movie theater with a friend over the weekend.
映えい画が館かんで〈物もの〉が上じょう映えいされるfor a movie to be screened at the theater
新しん作さく映えい画ががこの映えい画が館かんで上じょう映えいされている。
The new movie is being screened at this theater.
映えい画が館かんが満まん席せきになるfor a movie theater to be fully booked
人にん気き映えい画がで映えい画が館かんが満まん席せきになった。
The theater was packed because of the popular movie.

Kanji

映reflect, reflection, projection
画brush-stroke, picture
館building, mansion, large building

Related words

劇げき場じょうN3
映画館 specifically means a movie theater, while 劇場 is the broader term covering theaters for plays, concerts, and other live performances as well as films.
シネマ
シネマ is a trendy, often multiplex-style loanword for a movie theater, while 映画館 is the plain, everyday term used for any cinema.
シアター
映画館 specifically means a movie theater, whereas シアター is a broader loanword that can refer to any performance venue, including movie theaters.

Don't confuse with

映えい画がN5
映画 refers to the film itself, whereas 映画館 refers to the building where films are shown, so learners must be careful not to mix up the two.

Counted with

軒けんN4
Used for buildings and businesses as establishments; for movie theaters, 軒 is natural.

Built from

映えい画が+館かん

Etymology

Compound of 映画 (eiga, 'movie') + 館 (kan, 'hall, building').