1.
theater, playhouse
A building for theatrical performances.
国立劇場
National theater.
劇場版の映画
Theatrical version of a movie.
劇場でミュージカルを見た。
I saw a musical at the theater.
劇場 means theater or playhouse - a venue for live performances such as plays, musicals, and operas.
COMPONENTS:
- 劇: drama, play
- 場: place, venue
COMMON EXPRESSIONS:
- 劇場で見る: to see at the theater
- 劇場公開: theatrical release
- 劇場版: theatrical version
- 国立劇場: national theater
CONTRAST:
- 劇場: theater (for live performances)
- 映画館: movie theater
- ホール: hall (concert hall)
JAPANESE THEATERS:
- 歌舞伎座: Kabuki-za (Tokyo, kabuki theater)
- 宝塚大劇場: Takarazuka Grand Theater
- 国立劇場: National Theatre of Japan