also: こまどり
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru'
stop motion; frame-by-frame animation
Refers to the technique of photographing objects or drawings one frame at a time to create animation. Often used in filmmaking and animation contexts.
このアニメはコマ撮りで作られています。
This animation is made using stop motion.
クレイアニメはコマ撮りの一種です。
Clay animation is a type of stop motion.
Standard spelling; uses katakana コマ for 'frame' and kanji 撮り for 'shooting'.
Hiragana variant of コマ; less common but still used.
Uses the rare kanji 齣 for 'frame'; mostly seen in older or technical contexts.
Compound of コマ (frame, from the kanji 齣) and 撮り (taking, shooting, from 撮る). The katakana spelling コマ is common for the 'frame' sense.