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種板 (たねいた) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

種たね板いた

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Meanings

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noun

photographic negative

Technical term in photography for a negative plate or film.

古ふるい写しゃ真しん館かんで種たね板いたが見みつかった。
Old photographic negatives were found in the old photo studio.

Kanji

種species, kind, class
板plank, board, plate

Similar words

ネガ
ネガ is the common modern term for a photographic negative, while 種板 is an older, more technical term.

Etymology

Compound of 種 (seed, source) and 板 (plate, board), referring to the original plate from which prints are made.