かおじゃしん

Japanese

Alternative spelling
顔写真

Etymology

From 顔(かお) (kao) + 写真(しゃしん) (shashin). The shashin changes to jashin as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) かおじゃしん [kàójáꜜshìǹ] (Nakadaka – [3])
• IPA^(key): [ka̠o̞ʑa̠ɕĩɴ]

Noun

かおじゃしん • (kaojashin) ^{←かほじやしん (kafozyasin)?}

1. (photography) head shot