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撮影 (さつえい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Common word JLPT N2 Freq. Frequency Top 1,000 Conjugation Meanings 1
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb
photography ; filming ; shooting ; recording
Covers both still photography and motion picture/video recording. Commonly used as a noun or with する to mean 'to photograph', 'to film', or 'to record'.
映えい 画が の 撮さつ 影えい は 来らい 月げつ から 始はじ まる 。
Filming of the movie will start next month.
Kanji 影 shadow, silhouette, phantom Similar words 写しゃ 真しん 写真 refers to a photograph (the result), while 撮影 refers to the act of taking photographs or filming.
録ろく 画が 録画 specifically means video recording (often of TV programs), while 撮影 is broader and includes the act of capturing the original footage.
Etymology Compound of 撮 (to take, to photograph) and 影 (shadow, image). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the kanji combination has been used to mean 'photography' since the early modern period.
