How to say 'Photograph' in Japanese | 撮る

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The Japanese word for Photograph is 'Toru', written as 撮る in Japanese.'Photograph' in hiragana is とる.

word

撮る

Meaning

Photograph

Reading

とる

toru

Kanji

撮Snapshot, Photograph

Explanation

The Japanese verb '撮る (とる)' primarily means 'to photograph' or 'to take a picture'. It is commonly used when referring to capturing images with a camera or smartphone. For example: I will take a picture of the mountain「山の写真を撮る」(やまのしゃしんをとる). She took a photo of her friends「彼女は友達の写真を撮った」(かのじょはともだちのしゃしんをとった). This verb can also be used in contexts like filming or recording, but its most frequent usage is related to photography. Note that '撮る' is often paired with '写真 (しゃしん)' (photo) to specify the action of taking a photo.

Part Of Speech

verb

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

2523

Composition

kanji-hiragana

Handwriting

This word is an ichidan verb. To learn how it transforms in different tenses and forms, explore all its conjugations.

Kanji in the Word 撮る

This word contains 1 kanji character:

kanji

撮

Meaning

Snapshot, Photograph

Hiragana in the Word 撮る

This word contains 1 Hiragana character :

hiragana

る

Reading

Words Related to 撮る Through the Kanji 撮

This Word contains the Kanji 撮 as well.

word

撮影

Meaning

Filming

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