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自撮り (じどり) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

自じ撮どり

じ

ど

り

Meanings

1

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb, intransitive verb

selfie; taking a selfie; self-taken photo or video

Refers to the act of taking a photo or video of oneself, typically with a smartphone. Can be used as a noun or with する to mean 'to take a selfie'.

友とも達だちと自じ撮どりを撮とった。
I took a selfie with my friend.
彼かの女じょは旅りょ行こう中ちゅうにたくさん

自じ

撮ど

り

し

た

。

She took a lot of selfies during her trip.

Kanji

自oneself
撮snapshot, take pictures

Similar words

自じ分ぶん撮どり
A more explicit synonym, but 自撮り is far more common and compact.
セルフィー
Loanword from English; used similarly but 自撮り is the native Japanese term.

Etymology

Compound of 自 (self) and 撮り (taking a photo/video), from the verb 撮る (to take a picture). A relatively recent coinage reflecting the rise of smartphone self-photography.