写しゃ真しん家か

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Meanings

Refers to someone who takes photographs professionally or as an artistic pursuit; more formal or profession-oriented than casual カメラマン in many contexts.

彼かの女じょはフリーの写しゃ真しん家かとして働はたらいている。
She works as a freelance photographer.
その写しゃ真しん家かは世せ界かい中じゅうの動どう物ぶつを撮さつ影えいしている。
That photographer takes pictures of animals around the world.

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Usage patterns

〈人ひと〉が写しゃ真しん家かになるto become a photographer
彼かれは会かい社しゃをやめて写しゃ真しん家かになった。
He quit his job and became a photographer.
写しゃ真しん家かとして〈動どう詞し〉to do something in one's capacity as a photographer
彼かの女じょは写しゃ真しん家かとして世せ界かい中じゅうを旅たびしている。
She travels around the world in her capacity as a photographer.
有ゆう名めいな写しゃ真しん家かa famous photographer
この写しゃ真しん展てんには有ゆう名めいな写しゃ真しん家かの作さく品ひんが並ならんでいる。
Works by famous photographers are on display at this photo exhibition.

Kanji

写copy, be photographed, describe
真true, reality, Buddhist sect
家house, home, family

Related words

カメラマンN1
カメラマン is a casual, everyday word for someone who takes photos or films (often in media or events), while 写真家 implies a professional or artistic photographer.
フォトグラファー
フォトグラファー is a trendier loanword often used in fashion or art contexts, whereas 写真家 is the standard, more neutral term for a professional photographer.

Don't confuse with

写しゃ真しんN5
写真 means 'photograph' itself, while 写真家 means the person who takes photographs; the shared kanji often confuses learners.

Counted with

人にん
Used when counting the people themselves; for jobs/roles this is the natural choice.

Built from

写しゃ真しん+家か

Etymology

A transparent compound of 写真, 'photograph; photography', and 家, a suffix meaning a specialist, professional, or person associated with a field.