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    3. 撮る

    撮る

    撮とる​

    to take (a photograph)

    N5KMT9News #22+1CoreVerb, TransitiveArt & DesignKanji Vocab16 strokes

    録る

    とる

    Verb, Transitive

    1.
    to take (a photograph)
    2.
    to record (audio or video), to film, to shoot

    Stroke 0 / 16

    Speed1.0x

    私わたしは写しゃ真しんを撮とるのが好すきです。

    I like taking pictures.

    KMT3Daily LifeArt & Design
    記き念ねんに家か族ぞく写しゃ真しんを撮とりましょう。

    Let's take a family photo as a souvenir.

    KMT5Daily LifeFamily & RelationshipsArt & Design
    友ゆう人じんの結けっ婚こん式しきでビデオを撮とる係かかりになりました。

    I was put in charge of filming the video at my friend's wedding.

    KMT7Art & DesignDaily LifeFamily & Relationships
    彼かれは風ふう景けい写しゃ真しんを撮とるために世せか界い中じゅうを旅たびしています。

    He travels all over the world to take landscape photographs.

    KMT8Art & DesignTravel & TransportationNature & Environment
    監かん督とくは、そのシーンを何なん度ども撮とり直なおして完かん璧ぺきを追つい求きゅうした。

    The director reshot that scene many times, pursuing perfection.

    KMT9Art & DesignMusic & Entertainment

    Characters that make up this word

    撮
    と.る・つま.む・-ど.り…(1)
    snapshot・take pictures
    Kanji
    る
    ru
    Kana
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