写真植字

Japanese

Kanji in this term
写	真	植	字
しゃ Grade: 3	しん Grade: 3	しょく Grade: 3	じ Grade: 1
on’yomi

Alternative spelling
寫眞植字 (kyūjitai)

Alternative forms

• (shortening) 写植(しゃしょく) (shashoku)

Etymology

Compound of 写真 (shashin, “photograph”) +‎ 植字 (shokuji, “typesetting”)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) しゃしんしょ​くじ [shàshíń shóꜜkùjì] (Nakadaka – [4])
• IPA^(key): [ɕa̠ɕĩɰ̃ ɕo̞kɯ̟ᵝʑi]

Noun

写(しゃ)真(しん)植(しょく)字(じ) • (shashin shokuji) 

1. phototypesetting; photocomposition

Derived terms

• 写(しゃ)真(しん)植(しょく)字(じ)機(き) (shashin shokuji-ki): phototypesetter; phototypesetting machine