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Last updated: 2005-06-18
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Last updated: 2005-06-18
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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| waist-level finder | <- | ウエストレベルファインダー | |
| warranty card | hoshō-sho | 保証書 | |
| warranty period | hoshō kikan | 保証期間 | |
| waterproof | bōsui | 防水 | |
| waterproof camera | bōsui camera | 防水カメラ | |
| water-resistant | taisui | 耐水 | See also waterproof. |
| weather forecast | tenki yohō | 天気予報 | Sunny: Hare 晴れ Rain: Ame 雨 Cloudy: Kumori 曇り Chance of rain: kōsui kakuritsu (expressed as a percentage) 降水確率 Snow: yuki 雪 Thunderstorm: Raiu 雷雨 Typhoon: Taifu 台風 Temperature: kion 気温 |
| Web site | home page, <- | ホームページ、ウェブサイト | In Japan, "home page" is by far the most common term for "Web site." It is also used to refer to any Web page in a Web site. So you may have to sometimes clarify whether the person is talking about a Web site or a Web page. |
| Web site URL | home page address | ホームページアドレス | In the early years, the Japanese used to say "period" for the dot (as in dot-com). Now they say "dot." For the @ symbol, say "at mark." |
| wedding photographer | kekkon-shiki cameraman | 結婚式カメラマン | |
| wedding photos | kekkon-shiki no shashin | 結婚式の写真 | |
| weight (of product) | shitsuryō | 質量 | The weight of a person is called "taijū" 体重 and not shitsuryō. |
| Welcome! | Irasshaimase! | いらっしゃいませ！ | |
| wet collodion process | shippan-hō | 湿板法ホウ | Vintage photos. |
| What time? | Nanji? | 何時？ | |
| Where? | Doko? | 何処？ | |
| white | shiro | 白 | |
| white balance | <- | ホワイトバランス | |
| white balance bracketing | <- | ホワイトバランスブラケッティング | |
| white balance correction | white balance hosei | ホワイトバランス補正 | |
| white lenses | shira-dama | 白玉 | White lens barrels were first introduced by Canon to help make the lenses cooler under the sun. |
| Who? | Dare? | 誰？ | |
| wide-angle lens | kōkaku lens | 広角レンズ | See also Lens types. |
| wildlife | yasei dōbutsu | 野性動物 | |
| wireless | <-, musen | ワイヤレス、無線 | |
| wireless flash with multiple Speedlites | wireless tacho strobe satsuei | ワイヤレス多灯ストロボ撮影 | |
| woman photographer | josei shashinka | 女性写真家 | |
| woman | josei | 女性 | See also Photographic subjects. |
| writing data (on memory card) | kakikomi | 書込み |
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