写真
しゃしん
hepburn shashin
photograph, photo
Part of speech · noun
Pattern visualization
Examples
- 家族の写真を見せます。I'll show you a family photo.
- ここで写真を撮ってもいいですか。May I take a photo here?
Collocations
写真を撮る (toru, take a photo)写真を見る (look at photo)写真集 (shashinshuu, photo book)記念写真 (memorial photo)カメラ (camera)
Mnemonic
写真 shashin — 写 (copy) + 真 (truth/real) = "copy of reality" — visual etymology of photography. Verb: 撮る toru (take). Counter: 枚 mai (一枚, 二枚 — for flat objects). The tourist phrase 写真を撮ってもいいですか? ("May I take a photo?") is essential.
Quick check
"Take two photos" — correct counter?