JLPT N5 · Noun

写真 (shashin)

写真 (しゃしん, shashin) is a Japanese noun meaning “photograph; photo”. It appears in JLPT N5 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: しゃしん
Romaji: shashin
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N5 (unofficial)

Meaning

photograph; photo; picture; photography · noun
moving picture; movie · noun · obsolete, abbreviation

Example sentences

あなたに何枚かの写真を見せましょう。

I will show you some pictures.

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Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 写真

写

copy, be photographed, describeシャ・ジャ・うつ.す・うつ.る · 5 strokes

真

true, reality, Buddhist sectシン・ま・ま- · 10 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 写真.

写すうつすto copy写るうつるto be photographed写生しゃせいsketching複写ふくしゃcopying写しうつしcopy描写びょうしゃdepiction映写えいしゃprojection (on a screen)真面目まじめserious真剣しんけんserious真似まねimitating真理しんりtruth真っ赤まっかbright red真空しんくうvacuum真っ暗まっくらpitch-dark

Source: JMdict entry 1321900 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.