Translation guide
How to express 'zooming' in Japanese, covering physical movement, camera operation, and digital interface actions.
Describing rapid movement of a person, vehicle, or object.
General phrase for moving suddenly or quickly. Natural for describing something darting or zooming past.
The car zoomed off suddenly.
Literally 'run as if flying', used for very fast movement, often of vehicles or people.
He zoomed away.
Onomatopoeic expression for something moving with a whoosh or zoom sound. Casual and vivid.
The cat zoomed past.
Adjusting a camera lens to make the subject appear closer or farther.
Standard loanword for using a zoom lens. Can be used with 'イン' or 'アウト' for direction.
Please zoom the camera.
Zoom in to get closer to the subject.
Means 'enlarge' or 'magnify'. Used for zooming in, especially in technical contexts.
Zoom in on the image to check the details.
Means 'reduce' or 'shrink'. Used for zooming out.
Zoom out on the map to see the whole area.
Using touch gestures or controls to zoom in/out on a screen.
「ズーム」 is the most common and natural for camera zoom. 「拡大」「縮小」 are more technical and often used in software menus or formal instructions. For touch gestures, 「ピンチイン」「ピンチアウト」 are standard.
While ズーム can be understood as 'zoom' in the sense of moving quickly in some contexts (like a car zooming), it's not natural. Use expressions like 「急に動く」 or 「飛ぶように走る」 instead.
Double-tap to zoom in on the screen.