劇場|げきじょうgekijou[0]heiban (flat)

1. nountheatre; theater; playhouse
   さあ劇場げきじょうに着ついたぜ。↗

   Here we are at the theater.

• Synonym芝居小屋しばいごやNeutralA traditional playhouse staging kabuki and similar drama, with an old-fashioned flavor; for modern theatres say 「劇場」.
• SynonymシアターNeutralA loanword for a theatre or cinema, mostly in facility names such as 「〇〇シアター」; 「劇場」 is the more general term.
• SynonymテアトルWrittenA French loanword seen mainly in the names of theatres and cinemas; not used on its own in everyday speech.
• Related常設館じょうせつかんWrittenAn older written term for a permanent movie theatre; nowadays 「映画館」 is the usual word.

Use 「劇場」 for theatres in general; 「シアター」 is common in facility names like 「〇〇シアター」. For traditional kabuki venues say 「芝居小屋」, and for cinemas say 「映画館」.

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1. 演劇えんげき・映画えいがなどを見みせるための施設しせつ。シアター。