マルチスクリーン

まるちすくりーん
noun
multiplex cinema
entertainmentbuilding
1. multiplex cinema; multi-screen theater
A movie theater complex with several separate screening rooms under one roof, each showing a different film.
I went to a multiplex cinema.
このマルチスクリーンには十(じゅう)以上(いじょう)の上映室(じょうえいしつ)がある。
This multiplex has more than ten screening rooms.
マルチスクリーンなら、同(おな)じ建物(たてもの)の中(なか)で何本(なんぼん)もの映画(えいが)から選(えら)べる。
At a multiplex, you can choose from many different movies all under the same roof.

A movie theater (映画館(えいがかん)) with multiple separate スクリーン, each showing a different film at its own schedule; the standard format for large cinema complexes today.

Common expressions

  • マルチスクリーンの映画館(えいがかん): a multiplex cinema
  • 上映室(じょうえいしつ): individual screening room (within a multiplex)

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