さつ
撮
えい
影

noun, takes する, transitive verb

  1. photography (still or motion), photographing, filming, shooting, (video) recording.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
さつ
撮
えい
影
 撮影 さつえい ✔

Contained Kanji Breakdown

snapshot, take pictures
と.る　サツ　つま.む (Late Jr. High, N1)
hand, hand radical (no. 64)
シュ
utmost, most, extreme
サイ　もっと.も　も (4th, N3)
day, sun, Japan
ひ　ニチ　にっ (1st, N5)
take, fetch, take up
と.る　シュ　とり (3rd, N3)
ear
みみ　ジ　がみ (1st, N3)
or again, furthermore, on the other hand
また　ユウ　やす (Late Jr. High, N1)
shadow, silhouette, phantom
かげ　エイ (Early Jr. High, N1)
scenery, view
ケイ　かげ (4th, N3)
day, sun, Japan
ひ　ニチ　にっ (1st, N5)
capital, 10**16
キョウ　キン　ケイ (2nd, N4)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
little, small
ショウ　こ-　ちい.さい (1st, N5)
feathered stick, barb radical (no. 6)
ケツ　かぎ (Kentei 1)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ　や　はっ (1st, N5)
three, hair ornament, short hair or fur radical (no. 59)
サン　セン (Kentei 1)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ　えい　よう (Kentei 1)