1.
cinema, movie theater
A place where films are shown to an audience, or the art and industry of filmmaking.
Common collocations
- シネマコンプレックス (シネコン): cinema complex, multiplex
Usage
シネマ is used more as a proper name element in theater names and compounds (シネマコンプレックス, シネコン) than in everyday conversation. When talking about going to the movies, 映画館 is the standard word. シネマ carries a slightly more sophisticated or artistic nuance.