集 合 写 真(しゅうごうしゃしん)

しゅうごうしゃしん

noun

group photo

art daily-life

1. group photo

A photograph of a group of people gathered and posed together, as at a school event, wedding, or company outing.

集合写真(しゅうごうしゃしん)を撮(と)る。

To take a group photo.

卒業式(そつぎょうしき)の後(あと)で集合写真(しゅうごうしゃしん)を撮(と)った。

We took a group photo after the graduation ceremony.

集合写真(しゅうごうしゃしん)では、背(せ)の高(たか)い人(ひと)が後(うし)ろの列(れつ)に並(なら)ぶことが多(おお)い。

In group photos, the tall people usually stand in the back row.

Common collocations

集合写真(しゅうごうしゃしん)を撮(と)る (to take a group photo)
集合写真(しゅうごうしゃしん)に写(うつ)る (to appear in a group photo)
卒業(そつぎょう)アルバムの集合写真(しゅうごうしゃしん) (the class photo in a yearbook)

Cultural note

School trips, graduations, and weddings in Japan almost always end with a formal 集合写真(しゅうごうしゃしん), often taken by a hired photographer; a classmate absent that day may be shown in a small inset circle in the corner.

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Added 2026.10.12 4:25 · Revised 2026.10.12 4:27

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