写真

• 読み: しゃしん
• ローマ字: shashin
• 漢字の分解: 写 (sha/utsu) — copy, reflect, photograph; 真 (shin/ma) — truth, reality
• 発音: /ɕa.ɕiɴ/

意味

Photograph; photo; picture. Used broadly for any kind of photographic image.

A common noun covering everything from printed photographs to digital images on a phone. Often paired with the verb 撮る (toru, to take) as 写真を撮る. At N5 level, learners encounter this word in contexts like travel, hobbies, and describing memories.

例文

1. 旅行の写真を見せてください。
2. 友達と写真を撮りました。
3. この写真はとてもきれいですね。

使い方ガイド

場面: travel, hobbies, social media

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

Compound of 写 (sha, to copy/reflect) + 真 (shin, truth/reality). Literally 'copy of truth,' reflecting the idea that a photograph captures reality as it is.

文化的背景

時代: Modern

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal