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写真フィルム (shashinfirumu) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

写しゃ真しんフィルム

Meanings

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photographic film

Refers to film used in analog photography, including negative and slide film.

このカメラには35ミリの写しゃ真しんフィルムを使つかいます。
This camera uses 35mm photographic film.

Kanji

写copy, be photographed, describe
真true, reality, Buddhist sect

Related words

フィルム
フィルム alone can mean film in a broader sense (movie film, plastic film), while 写真フィルム specifically means photographic film.

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Etymology

Compound of 写真 (photograph) and フィルム (film, from English).