Japanese symbol for “cameramen”

写真班

しゃしんはん

Romaji: shashinhan

(newspaper) cameramen

In Japanese, cameramen is 写真班, read しゃしんはん (shashinhan).

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Meanings

n (newspaper) cameramen

Kanji and stroke order

写

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

真

true, reality, Buddhist sect

on: シン
kun: ま、ま-、まこと

10 strokes · JLPT 3

班

squad, corps, unit

on: ハン

10 strokes · JLPT 1

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

Word	Reading	Meaning
写真	しゃしん shashin	photograph; photo; picture
描写	びょうしゃ byousha	depiction; description; portrayal
写る	うつる utsuru	to be photographed; to be projected
被写体	ひしゃたい hishatai	(photographic) subject
実写	じっしゃ jissha	live action (as opposed to animation)
写す	うつす utsusu	to copy; to duplicate; to reproduce
真実	しんじつ shinjitsu	truth; reality
真ん中	まんなか mannaka	middle; centre; center
班長	はんちょう hanchou	squad 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.