Vocabulary

What does シャッター (shattaa) mean?

シャッター means camera shutter; roller shutter door.

Quick facts
Readingシャッター
Romajishattaa
Part of speechnoun
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N2
シャッター
N2 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonshattaa

camera shutter; roller shutter door

  1. 1noun (camera) shutter
  2. 2noun shutter (for a door, window, etc.)

Example sentences

  • I pressed the shutter at just the right moment.

  • The shop pulls down its shutter when it gets dark.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

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