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Last updated: 2005-06-19

Compiled and written by Philbert Ono

What's this? List of photography-related words in English and Japanese. The Main List has 1100+ words (click on the alphabet links). Many of the words are also categorized in separate lists (General, Camera, etc.). Meanwhile, the J-E List is a separate Japanese-to-English list of essential words not included in the Main List. And Signs is a photo gallery of Japanese signs explained in English.

Note: If the Japanese term contains an English word, the English word is spelled in normal English in the romanization. This is for easier recognition and maybe easier pronunciation and understanding. If the Japanese term is identical to the Engiish, a left arrow <- is displayed (you still have to pronounce it in the Japanese katakana way). Macrons are provided to indicate long vowel sounds. Credits here.

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name (of person) namae 名前Compiled by Philbert Ono at photojpn.org.ナマエ
natural light shizen-kō 自然Compiled by Philbert Ono at photojpn.org.シゼンヒカリ
nature <- ネイチャー See also Photographic subjects (Nature).
nature photography <- ネイチャーフォト
ND (neutral density) filter <- NDフィルター
negative (film) nega ネガ "Negative" is always abbreviated as "nega."
new camera atarashii camera Compiled by Philbert Ono at photojpn.org.アタラしいカメラ
new product shin-seihin 新製品
New Year's photo postcard shashin-iri nengajō 写真入り年賀状
newspaper shinbun 新聞Compiled by Philbert Ono at photojpn.org.シンブン
Newton's rings Newton ring ニュートンリング
nice photo ii shashin いい写真
nickel metal-hydride NiMH ニッケル水素電池 See also Battery types.
night scene/view yakei 夜景Compiled by Philbert Ono at photojpn.org.ヤケイ
no film Film ga nakunari mashita. フィルムが無くなりました。
No flash photography allowed flash satsuei kinshi フラッシュ撮影Compiled by Philbert Ono at photojpn.org.サツエイ禁止キンシ
No photography allowed satsuei kinshi 撮影Compiled by Philbert Ono at photojpn.org.サツエイ禁止キンシ Image here.
noise (in image) <- ノイズ
normal (film development without push/pull processing) <- ノーマル
normal lens (50mm) hyōjun lens 標準レンズ See also Lens types.
normal zoom lens hyōjun zoom lens 標準ズームレンズ
nude photo/photography nuudo shashin ヌード写真Compiled by Philbert Ono at photojpn.org.シャシン See also Photographic fields.

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