Japanese word

ショット

Pronunciation

Romajishotto

Meaning

  • nounshot

Example

このショットはとてもきれいです。ko no sho tto wa to te mo ki re i de su

This shot is very beautiful.

Illustration for ショット (shot)

More examples

旅行先でお気に入りのショットをアルバムに保存しました。ryo kō saki de o ki ni hai ri no sho tto o a ru ba mu ni ho zon shi ma shi ta

I saved my favorite shot from my trip in an album.

Core concept

Presents a single view captured by a camera and treated as one complete visual moment.

Common phrases

  • ベストショットbe su to sho tto

    best shot

  • ツーショットtsū sho tto

    two-person shot

Similar words

写真shashin: A still image taken with a camera and kept as a picture.

Definition in Japanese

カメラで撮影した写真や映像の一場面。ka me ra de satsu ei shi ta sha shin ya ei zō no ichi ba men

Word origin

ショット (shotto) comes from the English noun shot, a word whose camera use extends the act of shooting to the resulting picture or scene.

Usage tips

  • English speakers often use shot in phrases such as a close-up shot and a wide shot, which describe how a camera presents a scene.

Other meanings

  • photographnoun

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