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Illustration of 写真

写真しゃしん

しゃしん shashin Play N5 Noun

Meanings and examples

カメラなどで撮影した画像。 photograph

Example 1

なんてキレイな写真しゃしんなんでしょう。

What a beautiful picture!

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Example 2

ここにあなたに見みせる写真しゃしんがある。

Here is a picture to show you.

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Kanji breakdown

写

N4

copy; be photographed; describe

On reading
シャ、ジャ
Kun reading
うつ.す、うつ.る、うつ-、うつ.し
Radical
冖

真

N4

true; reality; Buddhist sect

On reading
シン
Kun reading
ま、ま-、まこと
Radical
目
Illustration of 写す

写す

N4

うつす

to copy or photograph

Illustration of 真ん中

真ん中

N4

まんなか

middle

Illustration of 真っ赤

真っ赤

N3

まっか

deep red; flushed (of face)

Illustration of 真似

真似

N3

まね

mimicry; imitation; behavior; pretense

Illustration of 真剣

真剣

N3

しんけん

seriousness; earnestness

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