静 止 画(せいしが)

せいしが

noun

still image; static image

technicalmedia

1. still image; static image; photograph

A single non-moving image, as opposed to video or animation. Used in technical and media contexts to distinguish photographs or screenshots from moving images.

静止画(せいしが)を撮影(さつえい)する。

To capture a still image.

このカメラは動画(どうが)だけでなく静止画(せいしが)も撮(と)れる。

This camera can take still images as well as video.

動画(どうが)から好(す)きな場面(ばめん)を静止画(せいしが)として保存(ほぞん)することができる。

You can save your favorite scene from a video as a still image.

Composed of 静止(せいし) (stillness, standstill) and 画(が) (image, picture). The opposite concept is 動画(どうが) (moving image, video).

Common collocations

静止画(せいしが)を撮影(さつえい)する (to capture a still image)
静止画(せいしが)と動画(どうが) (still images and video)
高解像度(こうかいぞうど)静止画(せいしが) (high-resolution still image)

Similar words

静止画(せいしが): still image (technical term, contrasts with video)
写真(しゃしん): photograph (everyday term)
画像(がぞう): image, picture (general digital context)

Related Words

Antonym: 動画(どうが) (video, moving image)

Related: 画像(がぞう) (image (general))

Compare: 写真(しゃしん) (photograph)

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Added 2026.3.7 20:21 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01

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