How to say 'Filming' in Japanese | 撮影

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The Japanese word for Filming is 'Satsuei', written as 撮影 in Japanese.'Filming' in hiragana is さつえい.

word

撮影

Meaning

Filming

Reading

さつえい

satsuei

Kanji

撮Snapshot, Photograph 影Shadow

Explanation

The Japanese verbal noun '撮影 (さつえい)' means 'filming' or 'photography'. It refers to the act of capturing images or video, often in a professional or artistic context. This term is commonly used in the film industry, photography, and media production. For example: The filming of the movie starts tomorrow「映画の撮影は明日から始まります」(えいがのさつえいはあしたからはじまります). We are doing a photoshoot in the park「公園で撮影をしています」(こうえんでさつえいをしています). The word can also be used in contexts like 'location shooting' (ロケ撮影, ろけさつえい) or 'studio filming' (スタジオ撮影, すたじおさつえい).

Part Of Speech

verbal noun

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

4363

Composition

kanji

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 撮影

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

kanji

撮

Meaning

Snapshot, Photograph

kanji

影

Meaning

Shadow

Words Related to 撮影 Through the Kanji 撮

This Word contains the Kanji 撮 as well.

word

撮る

Meaning

Photograph

Words Related to 撮影 Through the Kanji 影

These 2 Words contain the Kanji 影 as well.

word

影響

Meaning

Effect, Influence

word

影

Meaning

Shadow, Silhouette

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