Japanese word

フィルム

Pronunciation

Romajifirumu

Meaning

  • nounfilm

Example

このフィルムは古いです。ko no fi ru mu wa furu i de su

This film is old.

Illustration for フィルム (film)

More examples

このカメラにはフィルムを入れます。ko no ka me ra ni wa fi ru mu o i re ma su

We load film into this camera.

Core concept

It is a flexible recording material on which images are formed and kept through light-sensitive chemicals.

Common phrases

  • フィルムカメラfi ru mu ka me ra

    film camera

  • フィルムを現像するfi ru mu o gen zō su ru

    develop film

  • フィルムを巻き戻すfi ru mu o ma ki modo su

    rewind film

Definition in Japanese

感光性の物質を塗った帯状の材料で、光によって写真や映像を記録するもの。kan kō sei no bus shitsu o nu tta obi jō no zai ryō de hikari ni yo tte sha shin ya ei zō o ki roku su ru mo no

Word origin

フィルム (firumu) is borrowed from English film, whose older sense was a thin membrane and whose later senses included a photographic strip and a motion picture.

Usage tips

  • The English word film connects physical image-recording material with movies, because movies were traditionally recorded on film.

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