Japanese symbol for “shooting”
撮影
さつえい
Romaji: satsuei
photography (still or motion); photographing; filming; shooting
In Japanese, shooting is 撮影, read さつえい (satsuei).
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
- n, vs, vt photography (still or motion); photographing; filming; shooting; (video) recording
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “shooting”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 銃撃 | じゅうげき juugeki | shooting; gunning (down) |
| 狙撃 | そげき sogeki | shooting; sniping |
| 発射 | はっしゃ hassha | firing (esp. a rocket or missile); launching; shooting |
| 狩り | かり kari | hunting; hunt; shooting |
| 射撃 | しゃげき shageki | firing; shooting; fire |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 撮る | とる toru | to take (a photograph) |
| 特撮 | とくさつ tokusatsu | special effects; SFX |
| 撮り | どり dori | takes (e.g. of photographs); exposures |
| 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 |
| 影響 | えいきょう eikyou | influence; effect; impact |
| 面影 | おもかげ omokage | face; looks; countenance |
| 幻影 | げんえい gen'ei | phantom; vision; illusion |
See also: Chinese symbol for “shooting”.
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.