This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

被写体

Reading

Kana: ひしゃたい
Romaji: hishatai
Kana
Romaji

Definition

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(photographic) subject

Kanji

Readings: ヒ、 こうむ.る、 おお.う、 かぶ.る、 かぶ.せる
Meanings: incur, cover, veil, brood over, shelter, wear, put on, be exposed (film), receiving
Readings: シャ、 ジャ、 うつ.す、 うつ.る、 うつ-、 うつ.し
Meanings: copy, be photographed, describe
Readings: タイ、 テイ、 からだ、 かたち
Meanings: body, substance, object, reality, counter for images

Example Sentence

被写体(ひしゃたい)()づかれないようにそぉっとカメラを()()し、ファインダーを(のぞ)く。
➥I quietly take out my camera, so as not to be noticed by my photographic subject, and peek through the finder.
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