Illustration: In a neighborhood park, a parent holds a compact camera to one eye, with their index finger visibly depressing the shutter button. A small flash fires toward the other parent and their child, who are posing beside a park bench.

JLPT N5verbLevel estimated by Bebop

撮とる

toru

to take a photo

Example sentences

  1. これは私わたしの妹いもうとを撮とった写真しゃしんです。

    This is a picture of my sister.

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  2. 写真しゃしんはあまり撮とらなかったんだ。

    I did not take many photos.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. もう一枚いちまいとってください。

    Please take another one.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

Kanji in 撮

  • 撮snapshot; take picturesOnサツKunとる・つまむ

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