How to say "photograph" in Japanese

• 写真しゃしんJLPT N5approx.Common
  nounThe all-purpose word for a photograph: a photo, a picture, or photography. Use it for any ordinary picture — a snapshot, a photo on your phone — when no special emphasis is needed.
  あなたに何枚なんまいかの写真しゃしんを見みせましょう。↗

  I will show you some pictures.
• 実写じっしゃCommon
  noun, suru verb, transitive verbA narrower term: a photograph of a real scene or event; a real image; actual footage. It stresses that what is shown is real; for an ordinary photo, 写真 is the word you want.

For the ordinary sense of 'photograph' use 写真, the all-purpose word for photos, pictures, and photography; choose 実写 only when you need to stress that the image shows a real scene or event.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

• 写真しゃしんphotograph
• フォトグラフphotograph
• 写真を写すしゃしんをうつすto photograph
• 実写じっしゃphotograph (of a real scene, event, etc.)
• 写すうつすto take (a photo)