映画館 in Japanese

IPA: [e̞ːɡa̠kã̠ɴ] Forms: 映画館 [canonical] (ruby: 映(えい), 画(が), 館(かん)), eigakan [romanization], eigwakwan [romanization], えいぐわくわん [hiragana, historical] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: From 映画 (eiga, “movie”) + 館 (kan, “building”). Etymology templates: {{com|ja|映画|館|t1=movie|t2=building|tr1=eiga|tr2=kan}} 映画 (eiga, “movie”) + 館 (kan, “building”) Head templates: {{ja-noun|えいがかん|hhira=えいぐわくわん}} 映(えい)画(が)館(かん) • (eigakan) ^(←えいぐわくわん (eigwakwan)?)

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    }
  ],
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          "映",
          "えい"
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          "画",
          "が"
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}

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"映画館" meaning in Japanese

Noun