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撮

撮 — readings, stroke count and radical

Stroke order

Stroke order data from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Origin of the character

形声。「手」+音符「最」。「つまむ」を意味する漢語｛撮｝を表す字。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Meaning

snapshot, take pictures

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

Readings

On (Sino-Japanese)
  • サツJHS
Kun (native)
  • と(る)JHS
  • つま(む)
  • 〜ど(り)
Other languages
  • 拼音cuo1
  • 拼音zuo3
  • 拼音cuo4
  • 한글chwal
  • Hán-ViệtToát

Labels show the school stage at which each Jōyō reading is taught.

Basics

Strokes
15 strokes
Radical
手(て)
JIS level
Level 1
JLPT (old scale)
Level 1
Unicode
U+64AE

Components

Components this kanji is made of. Follow them to find similar kanji.

Composition (IDS): left–right ⿰扌最

Words using this kanji

  • 撮影さつえい写真や映画を撮ること。 キャラクターや背景などの素材を合成したり効果を加えたりして実際に放送で使用される映像を作り上げること。photography (still or motion), photographing, filming, shooting
  • 撮るとるto take (a photograph), to record (audio or video), to film, to shoot
  • 撮要さつようoutline, summary, compendium
  • 撮土さつどsmall area, a pinch of earth
  • 撮像さつぞう光を画像として焼き付けること。taking a picture, taking an image, imaging
  • 撮棒さいぼうrod used to ward off calamities (usu. made of holly olive)
  • 撮りどりtakes (e.g. of photographs), exposures
  • 撮了さつりょうcompletion of filming, wrap
  • 撮入さつにゅうstart of filming
  • 撮可さつかevent that allows photography, recording-permitted, photography-permitted
  • 撮影者さつえいしゃphotographer, photograph-taker, filmer, recorder
  • 撮影所さつえいじょ映画やテレビ番組の撮影・制作をする建物や場所。film studio
  • 撮影隊さつえいたいfilm unit
  • 撮影機さつえいきmovie camera, motion picture camera, cinecamera
  • 撮像管さつぞうかんimage pick up tube, camera tube
  • 撮れるとれるto be taken (of a photograph), to be able to take (a photograph)
  • 撮像機さつぞうきcamera (photo, optical)
  • 撮影会さつえいかいphotography event, photo session, photo shoot
  • 撮り鉄とりてつ列車や鉄道施設の撮影を趣味とする者。railway enthusiast who enjoys taking pictures of trains
  • 撮り枠とりわくplate holder (photography), cassette, dark slide

Words starting with this kanji, most common first.

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Lookup codes

SKIP
1-3-12
Four Corner
5604.7
Spahn–Hadamitzky
3c12.13
Heisig
885
Nelson
2001