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Japanese symbol for “photojournalist”

Romaji: shashinkisha
photojournalist

In Japanese, photojournalist is , read (shashinkisha).

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 photojournalist

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
scribe, account, narrative
on: キ
kun: しる.す
10 strokes · JLPT 2
someone, person
on: シャ
kun: もの
8 strokes · JLPT 3

Other Japanese words for “photojournalist”

WordReadingMeaning
フォトジャーナリスト fotojaanarisutophotojournalist

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
きじ kijiarticle; news story; report
かんじゃ kanjapatient

See also: Chinese symbol for “photojournalist”.

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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