写真

NOUN (1)

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photo literal / picture literal / image literal / snapshot literal / photograph literal / concept sentence untranslatable (The word also implies an artistic or personal context sometimes not captured by the word 'image'.)

Synonyms 画像 formal , 写真画像 technical

Antonyms 暗闇

A photograph, photo, or picture captured by a camera. It can also refer to a still image or snapshot of a subject. The term often carries a nuance of an artistic or personal context, differentiating it from a generic 'image' that might be digitally generated or purely factual.

家族の写真を撮りました。 — I took a picture of my family.
これは古い写真アルバムです。 — This is an old photo album.
この写真、とてもきれいです。 — This photograph is very beautiful.