撮
撮 — Snapshot
snapshot, take pictures
On’yomiサツ (satsu)
Kun’yomiとる (toru)
Kun’yomiつまむ (tsumamu)
Kun’yomi-どり (dori)
Stroke order (15 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 撮
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 撮影 | さつえい satsuei | photography (still or motion); photographing; filming |
| 撮る | とる toru | to take (a photograph); to record (audio or video); to film |
| 写真撮影 | しゃしんさつえい shashinsatsuei | photography; taking photographs |
| 特撮 | とくさつ tokusatsu | special effects; SFX; tokusatsu |
| 特殊撮影 | とくしゅさつえい tokushusatsuei | special effects; SFX |
Study notes
撮 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 15 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #1023 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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