01
撮る
とる
take a photo
Meanings
- snapshot
- take pictures
Readings
Onyomi
- サツ
Kunyomi
- と.る
- つま.む
- -ど.り
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Useful words
02
撮影
さつえい
photography
03
自撮り
じどり
selfie
04
特撮
とくさつ
special effects
05
記念撮影
きねんさつえい
commemorative photo
06
撮り直し
とりなおし
retake
Compare Kanji
01写Meaning94%copy, be photographedPhotography links 撮 with 写, so the pair anchors image-making instead of plain seeing.02影Meaning86%shadow, silhouetteThe image or shadow idea in 影 suits naturally beside taking a picture.03最Variant82%utmost, mostMost of the right edge in 撮 is 最, so checking that block prevents visual slips.04採Component74%pick, takeA hand action sits at the left in both forms, but 採 means picking or gathering.05捜Component71%search, look forThe hand radical also drives 捜, turning the comparison toward searching rather than shooting.06掲Component67%put up (a notice), put upBoth are hand-led actions; 掲 is about putting something up, not capturing an image.