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画像 (がぞう, gazou) Japanese meaning: image | Kotomora
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This image is high quality.
I save the picture on my smartphone.
Usage patterns 〈 物もの 〉 を 保ほ 存ぞん する to save an image (file)
I saved this image on my computer.
〈 物もの 〉 をアップロードする to upload an image
I uploaded an image to social media.
〈 物もの 〉 が 表ひょう 示じ される for an image to be displayed
The image isn't displaying on the site.
〈 物もの 〉 を 編へん 集しゅう する to edit an image
I edited the image using an app.
〈 物もの 〉 を 検けん 索さく する to search for an image
I searched for images online.
Related words· 7 写真 refers specifically to a photograph taken with a camera, while 画像 covers any visual image, including digital graphics and paintings.
映像 usually means moving footage or video, whereas 画像 typically refers to a single still image.
画像 refers to a specific image or picture file, whereas グラフィック emphasizes graphic design or visual style rather than a single image.
画像 refers broadly to any image or digital picture data, whereas フォト specifically implies a photograph.
Show 3 more 画像 is the standard term for digital images and graphics, while ピクチャー is used more loosely, often in borrowed expressions or software contexts.
画像 specifically means a digital or photographic image, while 絵 covers both hand-drawn pictures and on-screen images.
画像 refers to a single image or picture file, whereas グラフィックス refers to visual/graphic content as a category, often in a technical or design context.
Don't confuse with 画像 means a specific image or picture file, while 画面 refers to the whole screen or its displayed content in general.
画像 specifically means a concrete picture or graphic file, while イメージ can mean a computer image but also an abstract mental impression.
Etymology Compound of 画 (picture, drawing) and 像 (image, statue). The word is a relatively modern coinage for the concept of a visual image, likely influenced by Western terminology.
icon; religious picture; sacred image
Show 6 more facial image
erotic picture; pornographic image
composite image; photomontage; photoshopped image
foreground image; dynamic image
composite image
grayscale image; greyscale image
