劇場

Chinese

		drama; play; show drama; play; show; severe	courtyard; open space; place courtyard; open space; place; field; a measure word; (a measure word, used for sport or recreation)
trad. (劇場)		劇	場
simp. (剧场)		剧	场

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jùchǎng

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄩˋ ㄔㄤˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): kek⁶ coeng⁴
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): ke̍k-tiûⁿ / kio̍k-tiûⁿ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jùchǎng
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄩˋ ㄔㄤˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jyùchǎng
    • Wade–Giles: chü⁴-chʻang³
    • Yale: jyù-chǎng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiuhchaang
    • Palladius: цзюйчан (czjujčan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕy⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: kek⁶ coeng⁴
    • Yale: kehk chèuhng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: kek⁹ tsoeng⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: kég⁶ cêng⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰɛːk̚² t͡sʰœːŋ²¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ke̍k-tiûⁿ / kio̍k-tiûⁿ
    • Tâi-lô: ki̍k-tiûnn / kio̍k-tiûnn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kegdviuu, kiogdviuu
    • IPA (Xiamen): /kiɪk̚⁴⁻³² tiũ²⁴/, /kiɔk̚⁴⁻³² tiũ²⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kiɪk̚²⁴⁻² tiũ²⁴/, /kiɔk̚²⁴⁻² tiũ²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /kiɪk̚¹²¹⁻²¹ tiũ¹³/, /kiɔk̚¹²¹⁻²¹ tiũ¹³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /kiɪk̚⁴⁻³² tiũ²⁴/, /kiɔk̚⁴⁻³² tiũ²⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kiɪk̚⁴⁻³² tiũ²³/, /kiɔk̚⁴⁻³² tiũ²³/

Noun

(deprecated template usage) 劇場

1. theatre (theater) (building where performances are given)

Synonyms

• 戲院／戏院 (xìyuàn)

(deprecated template usage)

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
劇	場
げき Grade: 6	じょう Grade: 2
on'yomi

Etymology

Compound of 劇 (geki, “drama”) and 場 (jō, “place”).

Noun

劇(げき)場(じょう) • (gekijō) 

1. theater/theatre, playhouse

Synonyms

• シアター (shiatā)
• テアトル (teatoru)
• 演劇場(えんげきじょう) (engekijō)
• 映画館(えいがかん) (eigakan): movie theater

Derived terms

• 劇場版(げきじょうばん) (gekijōban)

References

• 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.

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Korean

Hanja in this term
劇	場

Noun

劇場 • (geukjang) (hangeul 극장)

1. hanja form^? of 극장 (“theater”)