Kanji

撮

撮

snapshot, take pictures

Kanji

Grade

Grade 8

Strokes

15 strokes

Radical

扌部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

サツ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

とる, つまむ, -どり

Common Readings

サツ, と…る

Example sentences

撮る とる
ここ で 一緒 に 写真 を 撮りましょう 。

Let's take a photo together here.

写真 しゃしん
美しい 風景 の 写真 を 撮った 。

I took a photo of the beautiful landscape.

撮影 さつえい
新しい 映画 の 撮影 が 明日 から 始まる 。

Filming for the new movie starts tomorrow.

モノ モノ
この 映画 は モノ クロ で 撮影 されている 。

This movie is filmed in monochrome.

写真を撮る しゃしんをとる
彼女 は 綺麗 な 景色 を バック に 写真を撮った 。

She took a photo with the beautiful scenery in the background.

Example Vocabulary

撮る

とる

to take (a photo, video, etc.)

撮影

さつえい

filming; shooting (photo/video); photography

写真を撮る

しゃしんをとる

to take a photo

盗撮

とうさつ

隠し撮り

かくしどり

特撮

とくさつ

写真撮影

しゃしんさつえい

自撮り

じどり

記念撮影

きねんさつえい

撮影会

さつえいかい

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