Where does “劇場版” come from?

劇場版 (Chinese) comes from Japanese 劇場版, from Japanese 劇場, from Japanese 劇, from Middle Chinese 劇.

劇場版 (Chinese): movie version adaptation

Definitions

  1. movie version adaptation

Ancestry of “劇場版”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese劇場版movie version adaptation; "… the movie"
2Japanese劇場theater, playhouse
3Japanese劇play
4Middle Chinese劇—
Every word from Middle Chinese 劇 →Every word from Japanese 劇 →Every word from Japanese 劇場 →