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.
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.

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 2026.1.19 21:17
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