上映

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 上映, read じょうえい, means showing a film or similar work on a screen.
• Basic usage: Use it for a screening's place, time, or start.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Screening and broadcasting
  • 上映 focuses on showing a work on a screen, while 放送 focuses on transmitting content through broadcasting media.
• Passive form
  • The example's 映画が上映される means a film is shown. The passive makes the film the subject receiving the action.