# 撮 — take a photo

撮 means “take a photo”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 15 strokes. On'yomi: サツ (satsu). Kun'yomi: と(る) (toru). You'll see it in words such as 撮る (toru, “to take a photo; to film”).

- Meaning: take a photo
- On'yomi: サツ (satsu)
- Kun'yomi: と(る) (toru)
- Strokes: 15
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Arts & pastimes 1

## How to remember 撮

Parts: 扌 hand · 最 most

## Words with 撮

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 撮る | とる (toru) | to take a photo; to film |

## Don't confuse it with

[最](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/most/) · [暇](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/spare-time/)

## More in the “Arts & pastimes 1” set

[響](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/echo/) · [幕](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/curtain/) · [描](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/draw/) · [撮](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/take-a-photo/) · [奏](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/play-music/) · [唱](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/chant/) · [俳](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/haiku/) · [詩](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/poem/) · [棋](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/shogi/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/take-a-photo/. Last updated 2026-11-01.