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.
静止画を撮影する。
To capture a still image.
このカメラは動画だけでなく静止画も撮れる。
This camera can take still images as well as video.
動画から好きな場面を静止画として保存することができる。
You can save your favorite scene from a video as a still image.
Composed of 静止 (stillness, standstill) and 画 (image, picture). The opposite concept is 動画 (moving image, video).
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 静止画を撮影する (to capture a still image)
- 静止画と動画 (still images and video)
- 高解像度静止画 (high-resolution still image)
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 静止画: still image (technical term, contrasts with video)
- 写真: photograph (everyday term)
- 画像: image, picture (general digital context)