# 撮 — Photograph

Frequency rank 750 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Mid-frequency: not on every page, but regular in books and magazines.

More common than 液 (Fluid), less common than 養 (Foster).

- On’yomi: さつ
- Kun’yomi: と
- Radical: 手 Hand (Kangxi 64)
- Frequency path: Level VI of XX

Fingers on the left grab an ear topped by an angel on the right -- fingers pulling an angel's ear into position to photograph the heavenly being.

In words:

- 撮る とる — to take a photo or record a film
- 撮影 さつえい — photographing

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