JLPT N5Kanji compounds

写真

Readingしゃしんshashin

Meaning
カメラで撮った画像
Explanation
"写真 (しゃしん)" is an image taken with a camera. It is used like "写真を撮る" (take a photo). A moving image is "動画 (どうが)," and something drawn by hand is "絵 (え)," which are different.
Original Japanese explanation

「写真(しゃしん)」は、カメラで撮った画像です。「写真を撮る」のように使います。動いて見える映像は「動画(どうが)」、手で描いたものは「絵(え)」で、ちがいます。

Examples
  • 写真を撮る

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