スペクタクル

すぺくたくる
noun
spectacle; spectacular show
entertainmentmedia
1. spectacle; grand spectacular show
A display on a lavish scale — a big-budget film, a stage production, or a scene in real life that impresses by sheer size and visual force. In Japanese it is mostly used of entertainment and carries no negative connotation.
まさにスペクタクルだ。
It really is a spectacle.
スペクタクル映画(えいが)が好(す)きでよく見(み)る。
I like spectacle films and watch them often.
大量(たいりょう)の花火(はなび)が夜空(よぞら)を埋(う)め尽(つ)くす、まれに見(み)るスペクタクルだった。
It was a rare spectacle, with huge numbers of fireworks filling the whole night sky.

From English "spectacle," but narrower: Japanese スペクタクル means a grand, impressive display, and never "a pair of glasses" or "an embarrassing scene."

Common collocations

Similar words

  • 壮観(そうかん): magnificent sight — used of real scenery rather than of productions
  • 大作(たいさく): a major work — emphasizes scale of production, not visual impact

Related Words

Compare: 大作(たいさく) (a major work)
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