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撮 means 'take a picture'

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Strokes : 15    Frequency: 996   JLPT: N1    Usefulness: 5    Study set: 5-9    Grade: 8   Intermediate lesson: -    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 37 words   Used in 79 words   Used in 8 names   Not used as a component
Jōyō (常用)
Common readings
On
   サツ
Kun
   とる to take (a picture)
Additional readings
Kun    つまむ   -どり
Components
⿰  扌 (手) hand  最 most  
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Most useful words by reading
In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 撮 is used 2 times, read 2 ways.
Across all words in Japanese, 撮 is used 77 times, read 3 ways (with 1 variation).
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サツ : 48 words FIND ALL
さ つ え い 0
photography (still or motion); photographing; filming; shooting; (video) recording
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とる : 11 words FIND ALL
と る 1
Most common form: とる
'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to take (a photo)  (esp. 撮る)
2. to record (video, audio, etc.); to make (a film)  (esp. 録る)
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つまむ : 10 words FIND ALL
ひ と つ ま み 2
noun
1. pinch (of something); one piece
2. easy victory
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とる (read as ど) : 8 words FIND ALL
noun (suffix)
takes (e.g. of photographs); exposures
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An additional 2 less common words include 撮 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
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Additional data
Henshall: 1305  Joy o' Kanji : 1305  Key to Kanji: - 

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撮
サツ   take a picture   とる to take (a picture)   
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最
サイ   もっとも most   
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取
シュ   とる to take   
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耳
ジ   みみ ear   
又
また again   
日
ニチ   ジツ   sun; day   ひ    -か    
扌
hand
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