How to say 'Film' in Japanese | フィルム

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The Japanese word for Film is 'Firumu', written as フィルム in Japanese.

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フィルム

Meaning

Film

Reading

Firumu

Explanation

The Japanese noun 'フィルム (ふぃるむ)' refers to 'film' in English. This term is commonly used to describe photographic film, movie film, or any thin flexible material used for recording images. It can also refer to a thin layer or coating in various contexts. For example: I bought a new film for my camera「新しいフィルムを買いました」(あたらしいふぃるむをかいました). The movie was shot on 35mm film「その映画は35ミリのフィルムで撮影されました」(そのえいがは35ミリのふぃるむでさつえいされました). The word 'フィルム' is a loanword from English, and its usage is quite straightforward, often appearing in contexts related to photography, cinematography, and manufacturing.

Part Of Speech

noun

Frequency

5526

Composition

katakana

Handwriting

Katakana in the Word フィルム

This word contains 4 Katakana characters :

katakana

フィ

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katakana

フ

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katakana

ル

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katakana

ム

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イ

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