Japanese

えいが
Meaning: movie; film; cinema
Part of Speech: Noun

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Handwriting

映
画

Example sentences

Among the movies I've seen recently, this was the most interesting.
明日、友達と映画を見に行きます。
Tomorrow, I will go to see a movie with my friend.
週末は友達と一緒に映画を見に行きました。
I went to see a movie with a friend on the weekend.
映画の終わりに、みんなが拍手した。
At the end of the movie, everyone applauded.
皆で一緒に映画を見に行った。
Everyone went to see a movie together.
「この映画、面白かったね」「うん、そうだね」
"This movie was interesting, wasn't it?" "Yeah, that's right."
今日はひとりで映画を見ます。
I'm going to watch a movie alone today.
私たちは3人で映画を見に行きました。
The three of us went to see a movie.
たとえば、週末に映画を見に行くのはどうですか?
For example, how about going to see a movie on the weekend?
映画を見た。そのあと、カフェに行った。
I watched a movie. After that, I went to a cafe.

Usage Notes

General term for a motion picture or the art of cinema.

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