Japanese word

ピント

Pronunciation

Romajipinto

Meaning

  • nounfocus

Example

写真のピントが合っています。sha shin no pi n to ga a tte i ma su

The photo is in focus.

Illustration for ピント (focus)

More examples

被写体にピントを合わせてから、シャッターを切ります。hi sha tai ni pi n to o a wa se te ka ra sha ttā o ki ri ma su

I focus on the subject before taking the picture.

Core concept

It identifies the setting or point at which a photographed subject appears sharply defined.

Common phrases

  • ピントを合わせるpi n to o a wa se ru

    adjust the focus

  • ピントが合うpi n to ga a u

    be in focus

  • ピントがずれるpi n to ga zu re ru

    go out of focus

Similar words

焦点shōten: The point at which a lens produces a sharp image of a subject.
フォーカスfōkasu: The focus setting or selected area of a camera used to produce a sharp image.

Definition in Japanese

写真や映像で、対象が最も鮮明に見える位置や、その鮮明さ。sha shin ya ei zō de tai shō ga motto mo sen mei ni mi e ru i chi ya so no sen mei sa

Word origin

The Japanese noun ピント (pinto), meaning "focus", comes from Dutch brandpunt, "focal point", shortened to its latter part in Japanese.

Usage tips

  • Photographers use ピントが合う (pinto ga au) for an image that is in focus and ピントがずれる (pinto ga zureru) when the sharpest area is in the wrong place.

Other meanings

  • focal pointnoun

Opposites

  • ピンぼけpinbokeblurnoun

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