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感光 (かんこう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Freq. Frequency Top 100,000 Conjugation Meanings 1
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb
exposure to light ; sensitization
Primarily used in photography, printing, and chemistry for the process of making a material sensitive to light or exposing it to light. Often appears as 感光する or in compounds like 感光材料.
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This paper is coated with a photosensitive agent.
Kanji 感 emotion, feeling, sensation Similar words 露ろ 光こう 露光 specifically refers to the act of exposing a photosensitive surface to light, often in a controlled manner (e.g., in photography). 感光 is broader, covering both the process of becoming sensitive to light and the exposure itself.
感かん 光こう 性せい 感光性 is the property of being photosensitive, while 感光 is the process or phenomenon of light sensitivity or exposure.
Etymology Compound of 感 (kan, 'sensation, feeling') and 光 (kou, 'light'), literally 'light-sensing'. The term was coined in the late 19th to early 20th century as a technical translation for photographic and chemical concepts.
