シネコン

• 読み: シネコン
• ローマ字: shinekon
• 漢字の分解: From シネマ (cinema) + コンプレックス (complex) → abbreviated to シネコン
• 発音: /ɕi.ne.koɴ/

意味

Cinema complex — a multiplex movie theatre with multiple screens, abbreviated from シネマコンプレックス.

シネコン is the standard abbreviation for シネマコンプレックス (multiplex cinema), referring to large movie theatres with many screens, typically found in shopping malls and entertainment complexes. Major chains like TOHO Cinemas, AEON Cinema, and United Cinemas are all referred to as シネコン. The term has become the default way to refer to modern multiplex cinemas, as opposed to older single-screen theatres.

例文

1. 駅前のシネコンで新作見ない？
2. シネコンのレイトショーが安くて好き。
3. 昔ながらの映画館よりシネコンの方が設備いいよね。

使い方ガイド

場面: daily conversation, entertainment, friends, dating

トーン: casual, everyday

正しい言い方

• シネコンのポイントカード持ってる？ (Do you have a cinema multiplex loyalty card?)
• 近くにシネコンできたから便利になった。 (A multiplex opened nearby so it's become convenient.)

避ける言い方

• ミニシアターを「シネコン」 (Don't call indie/arthouse cinemas シネコン — they are the opposite of multiplex culture)

よくある間違い

• Confusing シネコン with individual cinema chains — シネコン is a generic term for any multiplex, not a specific brand
• Using the full シネマコンプレックス — almost nobody says the full form in conversation

起源と歴史

Abbreviated from シネマコンプレックス (shinema konpurekkusu, 'cinema complex'). Became common as multiplex cinemas spread across Japan from the 1990s-2000s, replacing many traditional single-screen theatres.

文化的背景

時代: 1990s-2000s, as multiplexes replaced single-screen theatres

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal

地域メモ: Used across Japan. Major chains include TOHO Cinemas, AEON Cinema, and Movix.