撮る・録る|とるtoru[1]atamadaka (head-high)
This browser can't play pronunciations (needs Safari 18.4 or later, or Chrome / Edge / Firefox).
- godan verb, transitive verbto take (a photograph)
- godan verb, transitive verbto record (audio or video); to film; to shootesp. 録る
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 撮る(とる) |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 撮ります(とります) |
| Negative (nai) | 撮らない(とらない) |
| polite (masen) | 撮りません(とりません) |
| classical zu / nu | 撮らず・撮らぬ(とらず・とらぬ) |
| Past (ta) | 撮った(とった) |
| polite (mashita) | 撮りました(とりました) |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 撮らなかった(とらなかった) |
| polite (masen deshita) | 撮りませんでした(とりませんでした) |
| Te form | 撮って(とって) |
| Potential | 撮れる(とれる) |
| Passive | 撮られる(とられる) |
| Causative | 撮らせる(とらせる) |
| Causative passive | 撮らせられる・撮らされる(とらせられる・とらされる) |
| Conditional (ba) | 撮れば(とれば) |
| tara | 撮ったら(とったら) |
| Volitional | 撮ろう(とろう) |
| polite (mashou) | 撮りましょう(とりましょう) |
| Imperative | 撮れ(とれ) |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
- Synonym撮影さつえいNeutralA Sino-Japanese word for shooting photos or film; fits formal notices and everyday speech alike, as in 「撮影禁止」「撮影する」. 「撮る」 is the more colloquial option.
- Related記録きろくNeutralA broad term for recording things down, covering text and data as well; not specifically about taking photos.
- Related収録しゅうろくWrittenWritten/formal prose word for recording a program or including a work in a book, as in 「番組を収録する」.
- Related写すうつすNeutralMeans capturing people or scenery in a photo, as in 「写真を写す」, but also copying out; 「撮る」 is specifically for shooting and recording.
- Related録するろくするFormalFormal written word meaning to record; very rare, with 「記録する」 the everyday choice.
For taking photos or video, 「撮る」 is the default. To say shooting more formally, use 「撮影」; for recording a program, 「収録」; for recording text or data, 「記録」.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only


