How to say 'Photo' in Japanese | 写真

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The Japanese word for Photo is 'Shashin', written as 写真 in Japanese.'Photo' in hiragana is しゃしん.

word

写真

Meaning

Photo

Reading

しゃしん

shashin

Kanji

写Copy, Photograph 真Truth

Explanation

The Japanese noun '写真 (しゃしん)' means 'photo' or 'photograph'. It refers to a picture taken with a camera or similar device. This word is commonly used in everyday conversation and can refer to both physical and digital photos. For example: I took a photo「写真を撮りました」(しゃしんをとりました). This is a beautiful photo「これは美しい写真です」(これはうつくしいしゃしんです). The word can also be used in compound terms, such as '写真集 (しゃしんしゅう)' (photo album) or '写真家 (しゃしんか)' (photographer).

Part Of Speech

noun

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

466

Composition

kanji

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 写真

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

kanji

写

Meaning

Copy, Photograph

kanji

真

Meaning

Truth

Words Related to 写真 Through the Kanji 写

These 2 Words contain the Kanji 写 as well.

word

写る

Meaning

Photograph

word

描写

Meaning

Depiction

Words Related to 写真 Through the Kanji 真

These 22 Words contain the Kanji 真 as well.

word

真

Meaning

True

word

真っ白

Meaning

Pure white

word

真っ暗

Meaning

Pitch dark

word

真っ黒

Meaning

Pitch black

word

真っ青

Meaning

Pale, Deep blue

word

真っ直ぐ

Meaning

Straight

word

真実

Meaning

Truth

word

真面目

Meaning

Serious, Earnest

word

真相

Meaning

Truth

word

真ん中

Meaning

Middle

word

真似

Meaning

Imitation

word

真理

Meaning

Truth

word

真剣

Meaning

Serious

word

真珠

Meaning

Pearl

word

真っ赤

Meaning

Bright red

word

真っ先

Meaning

Forefront

word

真夏

Meaning

Midsummer

word

真夜中

Meaning

Midnight

word

真っ最中

Meaning

Midst

word

真心

Meaning

Sincerity

word

真四角

Meaning

Square

word

真ん丸

Meaning

Perfectly round

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