写しゃ真しん

画が像ぞうN3sense 1
写真 refers specifically to a photograph taken with a camera, while 画像 is a broader term covering any kind of image, including digital graphics and illustrations.
フォト sense 1
写真 is the standard, neutral word for a photo, while フォト is a casual loanword mostly seen in compounds like フォトアルバム or advertising.
撮さつ影えいN2
撮影 is the act of taking a photo or filming, while 写真 is the resulting photograph itself.
ピクチャー
写真 is the everyday word for a photograph, while ピクチャー is a katakana loanword rarely used for that specific meaning in daily speech.

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グラビア
写真 is the general word for any photograph, while グラビア refers specifically to glossy, high-quality photo prints (often magazine spreads) produced by the gravure process.
実じっ写しゃ
写真 is the general word for a photograph, whereas 実写 specifically stresses that the image or footage is an unaltered capture of a real scene, often in contrast to CGI or illustration.
肖しょう像ぞう
写真 is a general term for any photograph, while 肖像 specifically denotes a portrait or likeness of a person, often artistic.
遺い影えい
写真 is the general word for a photograph, while 遺影 specifically means a photograph of a deceased person used for memorial purposes.
スナップ
写真 is the general word for any photograph, whereas スナップ specifically means a quick, casual snapshot rather than a formal or posed picture.

Don't confuse with· 5

写しゃ生せいN2sense 1
写真 means a photograph taken with a camera, while 写生 means sketching or drawing a scene from life, despite sharing the kanji 写.
絵えN5
写真 means a photograph taken with a camera, whereas 絵 is a drawn or painted picture, so the two are easily mixed up when talking about 'a picture'.
写しゃ真しん家か
写真 means 'photograph' itself, while 写真家 means the person who takes photographs; the shared kanji often confuses learners.

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実じつ物ぶつN2
実物 is the real, physical thing itself, while 写真 is merely a photograph or picture of it, and learners sometimes blur the contrast between the two.
フィルムN5
写真 is the finished photograph, whereas フィルム is the unprocessed roll or negative used to take or produce it.

Counted with

枚まいN3
counter for thin, flat objects; sheet; plate; coin · serving of soba; portion of gyōza · sumo rank position; wrestler at a given rank · field; rice paddy plot · palanquin bearer

Word family· 107

青あお写じゃ真しん
blueprint; cyanotype · blueprint; plan; master plan
写しゃ真しん家か
photographer
写しゃ真しん屋や
photo studio; photographer · camera shop; photography supplies shop · photo processing shop; photo finishing shop
写しゃ真しん展てん
photo exhibition; photography exhibition
写しゃ真しん師し
photographer

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写しゃ真しん帳ちょう
photo album; photograph album
写しゃ真しん店てん
photo shop; photo studio
写しゃ真しん機き
camera
写しゃ真しん版ばん
photographic plate; photogravure plate; photostat
写しゃ真しん班はん
photography team; press photographers
写しゃ真しん画が
photographic image; photograph resembling a painting

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Written forms

写しゃ真しんUsage100%
Standard modern spelling.
寫しゃ眞しんUsage<1%
search-only kanji form
Historical kyūjitai spelling; not used in modern writing.
シャシンUsage<1%

Etymology

写真 is an older Sino-Japanese term meaning a lifelike representation or portrayal. In the nineteenth century it was applied to photography and became the standard word for a photograph.