Common word› JLPT N2 › Freq. Frequency Top 1,000 Conjugation 撮影する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
Form Positive Negative Dictionary 撮さつ 影えい する 撮さつ 影えい しない Polite 撮さつ 影えい します 撮さつ 影えい しません Past polite 撮さつ 影えい しました 撮さつ 影えい しませんでした Past 撮さつ 影えい した 撮さつ 影えい しなかった Te-form 撮さつ 影えい して 撮さつ 影えい しないで Desire 撮さつ 影えい したい 撮さつ 影えい したくない Potential 撮さつ 影えい できる 撮さつ 影えい できない Passive 撮さつ 影えい される 撮さつ 影えい されない Causative 撮さつ 影えい させる 撮さつ 影えい させない Causative passive 撮さつ 影えい させられる 撮さつ 影えい させられない Volitional 撮さつ 影えい しよう Polite volitional 撮さつ 影えい しましょう Imperative 撮さつ 影えい しろ 撮さつ 影えい するな Conditional 撮さつ 影えい すれば 撮さつ 影えい しなければ Tara conditional 撮さつ 影えい したら 撮さつ 影えい しなかったら
Usage patterns 〈 物もの 〉 を 撮さつ 影えい する to photograph or film something
I like photographing wild birds.
〈 場ば 所しょ 〉 で 撮さつ 影えい する to film or shoot at a place
This drama was filmed in Kyoto.
撮さつ 影えい が 始はじ まる for filming/shooting to begin
Filming for the movie starts next week.
撮さつ 影えい に 協きょう 力りょく する to cooperate with a film/photo shoot
The local residents cooperated with the filming.
撮さつ 影えい 許きょ 可か を 取と る to get permission to film/photograph
I got permission to take photos at the museum.
Kanji 影 shadow, silhouette, phantom Related words 撮影 is the act of taking a photo or filming, while 写真 is the resulting photograph itself.
撮る is the everyday verb for snapping a photo or shooting video, while 撮影 is the more formal noun/suru-verb used in professional or written contexts.
収録 emphasizes recording content (like a TV program or interview) for later broadcast, while 撮影 covers the broader act of photographing or filming anything.
撮影 is the broader term covering both video/film shooting and still photography, while 写真撮影 refers specifically to taking still photographs.
撮影 means specifically photographing or filming, whereas 作画 covers drawing and painting as well as photography.
Don't confuse with 録画 is specifically video recording (e.g. of a TV show), while 撮影 is broader and includes still photography as well as filming.
撮影 means to film or photograph something, whereas 映写 means to project an already-recorded image onto a screen; learners confuse them because both involve 映 and cameras/film.
Word family· 36 film studio; movie studio
photo session; photo shoot; photography event
movie camera; motion picture camera
photographer; person who takes a picture or film
film unit; camera crew
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location filming; on-location shoot
mammography
double exposure
high-angle shot; bird's-eye shot; overhead shot; crane shot
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Etymology Compound of 撮 (to take, to photograph) and 影 (shadow, image). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the kanji combination has been used to mean 'photography' since the early modern period.
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