カメラkamera

JLPT N5approx.Common
Definitions
  1. nouncamera
    おじさんがぼくにカメラをくれました。↗
    My uncle gave me a camera.
Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym写真機しゃしんきWrittenLiterary word for a camera, found mainly in writing; in everyday speech use カメラ instead, as 写真機 sounds bookish or dated.

Use カメラ as the default word for cameras in both speech and writing; choose 写真機 only when deliberately aiming for a literary or old-fashioned tone.

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Japanese definitions
  1. (広義こうぎ)レンズなどの光学系こうがくけいを持もち、映像えいぞうを撮影さつえいするための装置そうち。キャメラ。映写機えいしゃき。
  2. (狭義きょうぎ)写真しゃしんを撮影さつえいするための光学こうがく機器きき。写真機しゃしんき。
English equivalents

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