Meaning

Primary

Secret Photography

Alternative

Secret Filming

Word Type

noun, verbal noun

Explanation

Stealing photographs of you. Wait, you didn't know you were being photographed or filmed? That's secret photography or secret filming. Creeeeeepy.

Reading

とうさつ
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

This is a jukugo word, which usually means on'yomi readings from the kanji. If you know the readings of your kanji you'll know how to read this as well.

Context

Common Word Combinations

  • 盗撮カメラ

    hidden camera

    盗撮ビデオ

    covertly filmed video

    盗撮防止

    prevention of covert filming

    盗撮事件

    covert filming incident

Context Sentences

あの駅、盗撮が多いから気をつけたほうがいいよ。

Be careful at that station. There are a lot of secret filming incidents there.

SNSで盗撮動画を見かけたら、いつも通報するようにしています。

Whenever I come across covertly filmed videos on social media, I make sure to report them.

友達が寝てるところを盗撮しようとしたら、逆にそれを盗撮されてた!

I tried to secretly film my friend sleeping, but I ended up getting secretly filmed doing that instead!

電車内で居眠りしているところを盗撮されたんです。

Photos were covertly taken of me while I was nodding off on the train.

Kanji Composition