活動写真

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
かつ
Grade: 2
どう
Grade: 3
しゃ
Grade: 3
しん
Grade: 3
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
活動寫眞 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

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Calque of English motion picture

Pronunciation

Noun

(かつ)(どう)(しゃ)(しん) (katsudō shashinくわつどうしやしん (kwatudou syasin)?

  1. (archaic) a movie.

References

  1. ^ Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2011), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Seventh edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
  4. ^ 活動写真Paid subscription required”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten]‎ (in Japanese), 2nd edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2000-2002, released online 2007, →ISBN, concise edition entry available here