撮 – snapshot, take pictures

15 strokesJōyō (secondary school)#1023 in newspaper frequencyN5 vocabulary

The kanji 撮 means snapshot, take pictures. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is サツ (satsu); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is と.る、つま.む、-ど.り (toru, tsumamu, dori). It is written with 15 strokes, under radical 手 (no. 64).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	サツ	satsu
Kun’yomi	と.る	toru
Kun’yomi	つま.む	tsumamu
Kun’yomi	-ど.り	dori

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 手 (Kangxi radical 64). Components: 耳・日・又・扎.

Words using 撮

撮るとるto take (a photograph)撮影さつえいphotography (still or motion)

Example sentences

これは私の妹を撮った写真です。

This is a picture of my sister.

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私は写真撮影に興味を持っている。

I have an interest in photography.

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Kanji with the same radical

手持指投打提挙援担技撃推接授摘批

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