Japanese Conversation · Level 4
86 words
Japanese word
カメラ
Pronunciation
Romajikamera
Meaning
- nouncamera
Example
これはカメラです。ko re wa ka me ra de su
This is a camera.
More examples
私は毎日カメラで写真を撮ります。watashi wa mai nichi ka me ra de sha shin o to ri ma su
I take pictures with a camera every day.
このカメラは暗い場所でもきれいに撮れます。ko no ka me ra wa kura i ba sho de mo ki re i ni to re ma su
This camera can take clear pictures even in dark places.
Core concept
A device that captures scenes as still images or moving pictures.
Common phrases
カメラで撮るka me ra de to ru
take pictures with a camera
カメラを持つka me ra o mo tsu
carry a camera
Definition in Japanese
光を取り込んで、物や風景を写真や映像として記録する機器。hikari o to ri ko n de mono ya fū kei o sha shin ya ei zō to shi te ki roku su ru ki ki
Word origin
The Japanese noun カメラ (kamera) is a loanword from English camera, which comes from Latin camera, meaning "room" or "chamber."
Usage tips
- In Japanese, カメラマン (kameraman) usually means a photographer or camera operator, not a person who makes cameras.