写真(しゃしん)

しゃしん
noun
photograph, picture
leisure
1. photograph, photo
An image captured by a camera. One of the most common words for talking about pictures.
写真(しゃしん)を撮(と)ってもいいですか。
May I take a photo?
Where did you take this photo?
写真(しゃしん)を見(み)せてください。
Please show me the photo.
I took this photo last summer. The ocean was beautiful.
I wanted to take a photo with my friend, but I forgot my camera. I was very disappointed.

写真(しゃしん) means photograph. The kanji mean 写(しゃ) (copy/reproduce) + 真(しん) (truth) - capturing reality.

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