Meaning

Primary

Selfie

Word Type

noun, verbal noun

Explanation

A self photograph is exactly that: a selfie.

Reading

じどり
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

This word uses the on'yomi of , which you learned with the kanji, and the kun'yomi of , which you learned with the word 撮る. Though it's a bit of an unusual combo, you can probably guess the first one since it's such a common reading, and the second one because of the on the end. Just watch out for rendaku, which turns とり into どり.

Context

Context Sentences

スマホで自撮りした。

I took a selfie with my smartphone.

あれ、自撮り棒がない。

Oh, I don't have my selfie stick.

簡単に上手な自撮りができるコツをお伝えします。

Here are some tips on how to take a good selfie easily.

Kanji Composition