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How to say 'Cameraman' in Japanese | カメラマン

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The Japanese word for Cameraman is 'Kameraman', written as カメラマン in Japanese.

    Meaning

    Cameraman

    Reading

    Kameraman

    Explanation

    The Japanese noun 'カメラマン (kameraman)' refers to a professional who operates a camera, typically in the context of photography or filmmaking. This term is often used to describe someone who works in media, capturing images or video for news, movies, or events. For example: The cameraman is filming the scene「カメラマンがシーンを撮影しています」(かめらまんがしーんをさつえいしています). She hired a cameraman for her wedding「彼女は結婚式のためにカメラマンを雇いました」(かのじょはけっこんしきのためにかめらまんをやといました). Note that this term is a loanword from English, and its usage is specific to the profession of camera operation.

    Part Of Speech

    noun

    Frequency

    2831

    Composition

    katakana

    Handwriting

Katakana in the Word カメラマン

This word contains 5 Katakana characters :

  • katakana

    Reading

    Ka
  • katakana

    Reading

    Me
  • katakana

    Reading

    Ra
  • katakana

    Reading

    Ma
  • katakana

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    N

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