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撮

Photograph
Stroke count: 15

Readings

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JōyōGrade 8Level 30

Verbs with «撮»

撮る撮影する撮れる
  1. to take (a photograph)
  2. to record (audio or video)
  3. to film
  4. to shoot

Popular Usage

撮る撮影

Radicals and components

Radical手hand扌variant
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Mnemonic (RtK)

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finger · fingers · utmost · sun (日) · day (日) · take · ear (耳) · crotch

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 885

Compound words

撮るとる
to take (a photograph); to record (audio or video); to film; to shoot
撮影さつえい
photography (still or motion); photographing; filming; shooting; (video) recording
撮影するさつえいする
to photograph; to film
写真撮影しゃしんさつえい
photography; taking photographs
一撮ひとつまみ
pinch (of something)
空撮くうさつ
aerial photography
一撮みひとつまみ
pinch (of something)
齣撮りコマどり
frame-by-frame recording (animation)
撮れるとれる
to be taken (of a photograph)
隠し撮りかくしどり
taking (a picture or video) secretly
戸外撮影こがいさつえい
outdoor photography
撮り直しとりなおし
retake
撮り直すとりなおす
to retake (a photograph)
俯瞰撮影ふかんさつえい
high-angle shot
撮りなおすとりなおす
to retake (a photograph)

Additional Examples

彼は写真を撮った。
He took a picture.tatoeba
彼は自分のカメラで私の写真を撮ってくれた。
He took pictures of me with his camera.tatoeba
彼は祭りの写真を何も撮らなかった。
He took no photos of the festival.tatoeba
監督に昇進し、喜劇を中心に撮る。
Promoted to director, concentrating on the comedy genre.wiki
日本と香港を往来しつつ、日本でも映画を撮る。
While he went back and fourth to Japan and Hong Kong, he also directed films in Japan.wiki
日活太秦撮影所時代
Days at Nikkatsu Uzumasa movie studiowiki
撮影は姫田真左久。
It was shot by Shinsaku HIMEDA.wiki

Stroke Order

15 strokes

Photograph. 扌 (hand) + 最 (take) — a hand capturing a moment. 撮影 — filming.

Practice Writing

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