How to say 'Photograph' in Japanese | 写る

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The Japanese word for Photograph is 'Utsuru', written as 写る in Japanese.'Photograph' in hiragana is うつる.

word

写る

Meaning

Photograph

Reading

うつる

utsuru

Kanji

写Copy, Photograph

Explanation

The Japanese verb '写る (うつる)' means 'to be photographed' or 'to appear in a photo'. It is used when describing something or someone that is captured in a photograph. This verb is often used in passive contexts, where the subject is the one being photographed. For example: I was photographed「私が写った」(わたしがうつった). The mountain appears in the photo「山が写真に写る」(やまがしゃしんにうつる). Note that this verb is intransitive, meaning it does not take a direct object. The focus is on the subject being captured in the photo rather than the act of taking the photo itself.

Part Of Speech

verb

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

5893

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 写る

This word contains 1 kanji character:

kanji

写

Meaning

Copy, Photograph

Hiragana in the Word 写る

This word contains 1 Hiragana character :

hiragana

る

Reading

Words Related to 写る Through the Kanji 写

These 2 Words contain the Kanji 写 as well.

word

写真

Meaning

Photo

word

描写

Meaning

Depiction

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'Utsuru' means 'Photograph' .

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