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Japanese symbol for “cameramen”

Romaji: shashinhan
(newspaper) cameramen

In Japanese, cameramen is , read (shashinhan).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Meanings

  1. n (newspaper) cameramen

Kanji and stroke order

copy, be photographed, describe
on: シャ、ジャ
kun: うつ.す、うつ.る、うつ-、うつ.し
5 strokes · JLPT 3
true, reality, Buddhist sect
on: シン
kun: ま、ま-、まこと
10 strokes · JLPT 3
squad, corps, unit
on: ハン
10 strokes · JLPT 1

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
しゃしん shashinphotograph; photo; picture
びょうしゃ byoushadepiction; description; portrayal
うつる utsuruto be photographed; to be projected
ひしゃたい hishatai(photographic) subject
じっしゃ jisshalive action (as opposed to animation)
うつす utsusuto copy; to duplicate; to reproduce
しんじつ shinjitsutruth; reality
まんなか mannakamiddle; centre; center
はんちょう hanchousquad leader; group leader; team leader

Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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