How to say "screening" in Japanese
Choosing the right word
- 上映じょうえいnoun, suru verb, transitive verbCovers the film sense of 'screening': showing a movie to an audience. A special screening or a film's screening at a festival is this word, not any of the selection terms.
- 選考せんこうnoun, suru verb, transitive verbCovers screening in the sense of evaluating and choosing among candidates or applications, as when applicants for a job or scholarship are screened. The emphasis is on judging merit to make a selection.
- 選別せんべつnoun, suru verb, transitive verbCovers screening as sorting or culling: separating what is suitable from what is not, as when defective items are screened out of a batch. The nuance is sorting by quality or suitability.
- 予選よせんnoun, suru verb, transitive verbCovers a preliminary screening stage: a qualifying round before a final, or a primary election. When 'screening' means the first round that narrows down entrants or applicants, this is the word.
- 検問けんもんnoun, suru verbCovers screening as inspection at a checkpoint: police or security stopping people or vehicles to check them. English 'security screening' in this checkpoint sense maps here, not to any selection word.
Use 上映 for showing a film, 選考 for judging candidates, 選別 for sorting or culling things, 予選 for a preliminary round or primary, and 検問 for police or security checkpoints.
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