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 TERMS:

  • 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
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Added 2026.3.27 15:09
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