写 真 集(しゃしんしゅう)

しゃしんしゅう

noun

photo book; photography collection

1. photo book; photography collection; photo album (published)

A published book consisting primarily of photographs, whether art photography, landscape photography, celebrity portraits, or documentary photography.

新(あたら)しい写真集(しゃしんしゅう)が出(で)た。

A new photo book came out.

風景(ふうけい)写真集(しゃしんしゅう)を眺(なが)めるのが好(す)きだ。

I like looking through landscape photography books.

あのアイドルの写真集(しゃしんしゅう)は発売(はつばい)初日(しょにち)に売(う)り切(き)れた。

That idol's photo book sold out on its first day of release.

Composed of 写真(しゃしん) (photograph) + 集(しゅう) (collection). In Japan, celebrity 写真集(しゃしんしゅう) are a major publishing genre — idols, actors, and athletes regularly release photo books. The suffix 集(しゅう) is productive and appears in many compound nouns (詩集(ししゅう), 短編集(たんぺんしゅう), etc.).

Common collocations

写真集(しゃしんしゅう)を出(だ)す: to publish a photo book
風景(ふうけい)写真集(しゃしんしゅう): landscape photography book
写真集(しゃしんしゅう)が売(う)れる: a photo book sells well

Related words

フォトブック: photo book (loanword, often for personal/custom books)
アルバム: album — broader, includes personal photo albums
画集(がしゅう): art book; collection of paintings

Related Words

Related: アルバム (album)

Related: 画集(がしゅう) (art book)

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Added 2026.3.27 15:09 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01

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