現像(げんぞう)

げんぞう
noun, suru-verb
photo developing, development
1. photo developing, film development
The chemical process of converting exposed photographic film into visible images.
フィルムを現像(げんぞう)に出(だ)した。
I sent the film out for developing.
写真(しゃしん)の現像(げんぞう)には暗室(あんしつ)が必要(ひつよう)だ。
A darkroom is needed for photo developing.
現像(げんぞう)した写真(しゃしん)を受(う)け取(と)りに行(い)った。
I went to pick up the developed photos.

USAGE: While digital photography has largely replaced film, 現像(げんぞう) is still used for film photography enthusiasts. The term is also used in digital contexts for RAW file processing.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 現像(げんぞう)に出(だ)す (to send out for developing)
  • 現像(げんぞう)する (to develop)
  • 即日(そくじつ)現像(げんぞう) (same-day developing)
  • 現像液(げんぞうえき) (developing solution)

PHOTOGRAPHY TERMS:

  • 暗室(あんしつ) - darkroom
  • ネガ/ネガティブ - negative
  • 焼(や)き増(ま)し - reprint
  • 引(ひ)き伸(の)ばし - enlargement

MODERN USAGE: In digital photography, 現像(げんぞう) is sometimes used for RAW file processing (RAW現像(げんぞう)).

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Added 2026.1.17 20:28 · Revised 2026.1.19 21:17
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