Japanese symbol for “exposures”

撮り

どり

Romaji: dori

takes (e.g. of photographs); exposures

In Japanese, exposures is 撮り, read どり (dori).

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Meanings

n-suf takes (e.g. of photographs); exposures

Kanji and stroke order

撮

snapshot, take pictures

on: サツ
kun: と.る、つま.む、-ど.り

15 strokes · JLPT 1

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

Word	Reading	Meaning
撮影	さつえい satsuei	photography (still or motion); photographing; filming
撮る	とる toru	to take (a photograph)
特撮	とくさつ tokusatsu	special effects; SFX
撮れる	とれる toreru	to be taken (of a photograph)
撮像	さつぞう satsuzou	taking a picture; taking an image; imaging

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