シャッター

しゃったー

noun

shutter

1. shutter (camera)

The mechanical device in a camera that controls exposure time by opening and closing to allow light onto the film or sensor.

シャッターを切(き)る。

To press the shutter (take a photo).

シャッタースピードを調整(ちょうせい)する。

To adjust the shutter speed.

シャッターチャンスを逃(のが)さないように構(かま)えていた。

I was ready so I wouldn't miss the photo opportunity.

2. shutter, rolling door

A metal or wooden door that rolls down or folds to close a storefront, garage, or window.

店(みせ)のシャッターが閉(し)まっていた。

The store's shutter was closed.

シャッター街(がい)が増(ふ)えている。

There are more and more shuttered shopping streets.

台風(たいふう)が来(く)るので窓(まど)のシャッターを下(お)ろした。

I closed the window shutters because a typhoon was coming.

ETYMOLOGY: From English "shutter."

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

シャッターを切(き)る (to press the shutter, take a photo)
シャッターを押(お)す (to press the shutter)
シャッタースピード (shutter speed)
シャッターチャンス (photo opportunity)
シャッターを下(お)ろす (to close the shutter/rolling door)
シャッターを上(あ)げる (to open the shutter/rolling door)

SOCIAL CONTEXT: シャッター街(がい) (shuttered shopping street) and シャッター通(どお)り (shuttered street) are terms describing the decline of local shopping districts where many stores have permanently closed, a common sight in rural Japan due to population decline and competition from large retailers.

RELATED TERMS:

ピント - focus (photography)
露出(ろしゅつ) - exposure
雨戸(あまど) - traditional wooden storm shutters

Related Words

Related: ピント (photography)

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Added 2026.1.17 21:11 · Revised 2026.7.3 3:21

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